The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to allow non-biology students to take NEET-UG, which is the gateway for undergraduate medical courses like MBBS and BDS.
According to a public notice issued by NMC on November 22, candidates who have passed 10+2 or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English will be eligible to appear in NEET-2024. Candidates who have completed their 10+2 examinations with physics, chemistry, mathematics or computer science, and other subjects are also eligible to take NEET-UG without studying Biology/Biotechnology subjects.
According to the order, the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI), through the provisions of the regulations on Graduate Medical Education-1997, including the various amendments, under chapter II had regulated the admission and selection to MBBS course, including the necessity for candidates having undergone two years of regular/continuous/coterminous study of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology in class 11 and 12 with practical, along with English.
