MBBS Admission 2024: Latest Update

The NTA will administer the NEET UG 2024 exam, for MBBS admission in 2024. The official NEET exam 2024 notification has been released by the NTA, confirming May 5, 2024 as the exam date. In addition, AIIMS MBBS admission in 2024 would be through the AIQ NEET UG Counselling process. Approximately, on August 14, 2024, the NEET counseling process will start.

MBBS Admission: A Complete Overview

The NEET scores of candidates determine their admission eligibility to the MBBS program. The undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program prepares students to become physicians. After clearing the entrance exam, candidates can participate in activities hosted by the appropriate authorities for admission to medical colleges in India that provide MBBS programs.

Every year, a large number of students aspire to be doctors, but only a small proportion of them are accepted into India’s extremely difficult MBBS program. Passing the NEET is the initial requirement for admission to an MBBS program. Every year, over 18 lakh students struggle for MBBS admission at top Indian universities.

The NEET exam not only provides MBBS admission to several medical colleges but additionally allocates seats for MBBS applicants in over 2,000 AIIMS institutes and 250 JIPMER institutes. Over 600 medical colleges—including over fifteen AIIMS and two JIPMER institutions—use the results of the NEET to determine which MBBS applicants will be admitted. It will be more difficult to get into the MBBS program in 2024 if there are more applications than seats offered.

For MBBS admission, the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG exam is mandatory. This entrance exam is all that many Indian medical institutes need to accept applicants. Candidates must have finished at least Class 12 with all the required coursework and 50% in biology, chemistry, and physics in order to be eligible for admission to the MBBS program in India.

MBBS Course Highlights

Particulars	Details
Full Name	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Also known as MBBS)
MBBS Degree Level	Undergraduate Degree (UG) Level
Course Duration	Total 5.5 years (4.5 years + 1 Year Mandatory Internship)
Eligibility	At Least 10+2 qualification with 50% marks in PCB
Entrance Exam	NEET UG
Average Course Fees	35,000 to 1.25 crore per year (INR)
Average Salary	INR 3.5 Lac- 15 Lac (Annually)
Job Position	Doctors, Medicine Researcher, Surgeons, Gynaecologist, Pediatricians, Chemist, etc.
Top Recruiters for MBBS	Apollo Group, Sun Pharma group, Medanta Hospitals, Fortis Hospitals & other healthcare industries

Why Choose MBBS course?

After the successful graduation of an MBBS degree, there are many opportunities for a medical career in the medical field. Students have the option to apply for an MD MS course or DNB degree in any relevant speciality after passing an MBBS course. They can pursue careers as a general surgeon, ENT specialist, cardiac surgeon, oncologist, pathologist, neurosurgeon, or psychiatrist, among many other professions.

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Eligibility Requirements for MBBS admission

Participants who want to be admitted to the MBBS program in 2024 must meet the qualifying requirements. Candidates who would like to apply can review the MBBS admission process and eligibility criteria. The following is a list of qualifying requirements for MBBS course.

• Candidate age should be at least 17 years old in order to apply for the NEET exam and MBBS admission.
• Candidates maximum age when may be accepted to the MBBS programs is 25.
• Generally speaking, students want to have scored at least 50% of the potential marks in the 10+2 examination, although minimum score needs might differ.
• Following the completion of at least their 10+2 education, students must take (PCB) Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
• For to be admitted, applicants must clear the NEET entrance test if they want to study for an MBBS degree in India. The National Eligibility Cumulative Entrance Test (NEET), which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is the one and only entrance exam required for admission to almost all medical colleges in India.
• The minimum grade percentage required of applications to be qualified for the reserved category is 40%.

Entrance exams for MBBS Admission in India 2024

Entrance Exams for admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programs that grant MBBS degrees are administered by certain universities. A few reputable universities and colleges use the results of the entrance exam and the senior year of study to determine who gets the bachelor’s degree.

For MBBS in India candidates must take the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate, or NEET UG. All Indian medical institutes and universities require the Common Entrance Examination (NEET UG) for admission to MBBS course. To be considered for admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery program, an applicant must submit an application to take the NEET UG exam.

Admission to JIPMER MBBS and AIIMS was previously excluded since it appeared that these colleges administered their own entrance exam for medical students. But these tests have also been suspended for a short period of time.

NEET UG Exam 2024 Important Dates

NEET is the only type of entrance exam that is allowed for MBBS program. The NEET test overview and timetable for 2024 are listed here. This exam is required in order to apply for admission to MBBS programs.

NEET Exam Overview:

NEET Exam Highlights	Details
Full Name	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
Conducting body	NTA
Exam Frequency	One Time in Every Year (Annually)
Exam Languages	13 Different Languages
Medium of Exam	Offline (Pen & Paper)
Total Questions	200 (180 to be attempted)
Exam Duration	3 Hours 20 Minutes Only
Exam Time	2 PM – 5:20 PM
Marking System	4 Marks awarded for each correct answer & -1 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer
Courses Offered by NEET UG	MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BSc Nursing, BVSC etc.

The estimated timetable for students thinking to apply for NEET UG exam in 2024 is shown here:

NEET UG Exam Events 2024	Timetable (Tentative)
Application Form	First week of March, 2024
Releasing of Admit Card	Last Week of April, 2024
NEET Exam Date	May 5, 2024 (Officially Released by NTA)
Results Date	04 June, 2024

NEET Cut-off Score for 2024

The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or MBBS cut-off is the criteria utilize to decide an applicant’s eligibility for admission to the MBBS program. Every year, the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) cutoff score for MBBS admissions varies. It is determined by several factors, such as the exam’s complexity, the number of applicants, and the total number of MBBS seats in medical colleges.

Those who are thinking about applying for NEET can view the cutoff score regarding MBBS program in 2023 in the below table.

Caste Category	NEET 2024 Qualifying Score
General or EWS	720-164
OBC, SC & ST	136-129
UR, EWS & PH	136-146

For Details about NEET UG 2024 Exam like NEET Application process, counselling process, exam pattern, application fees, exam center, Syllabus, and other details Click Here – NEET UG Exam 2024

How To Get MBBS Admission in India?

The MBBS admissions procedure is divided into two stages. In India, candidates are required to take the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) exam in order to be admitted to the MBBS program. Actually, in order to be eligible for study MBBS in India, candidates must pass only this entrance exam, which is recognized by both public and private colleges. Applicants may take part in any of the two types of counseling sessions after meeting the criteria for admission and passing the NEET exam. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) regulates the national MBBS counseling process for the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats. 85% of the State Quota seats are filled through counseling provided by the State Medical Admission Committee. The all-India MBBS counseling requires applicants to complete a registration on the MCC official website.

The next few steps describe the applicant counseling procedure for MBBS programs.

• Step 1: Registering yourself as a new user for Counselling
• Step 2: Fill up your personal and educational information
• Step 3: Complete the Registration for counseling and pay the Registration fee
• Step 4: Uploading Documents in required format
• Step 5: Choices Submission
• Step 6: Procedure for allocating seats
• Step 7: Visit to the respective colleges to get the documentation and certify acceptance

Required Documents

When applying for undergraduate medical courses at Indian medical and dental institutes, a particular list of the original documents along with verified copies of the documents must be submitted.

• NEET Admit Cards for 2024
• NEET score card for 2024
• Certificate of Date of Birth (10th Score card)
• Signature of the Candidate
• A photo the applicant’s passport size
• Certificate of Category
• Income Verification
• Certificate of Residence
• Cell Phone Number
• Email address
• Bank Information
• Score Card of class 10
• Score Card of class 10+2
• Letter of provisional allotment
• Identity verification (Passport, Driving license, PAN, or Aadhar)

NRI MBBS Admission

• NRI means a Non -Resident Indian as define under income  tax Act 1996 read with foreign exchange Management Act,1999
• A Person who is not resident in India.
• Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), Persons with Indian Origin (PIO) and Foreign Nationals are eligible for admission in Medical/Dental/Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani/Homeopathy Colleges subject to rules and regulations framed by the respective State Governments, Institutions and the Government of India as the case may be.
• Foreign nationals may confirm their eligibility from the concerned Medical/Dental/ Ayurveda/ Siddha/Unani/Homeopathy College/State.
• Notwithstanding anything stated above, the eligibility criteria to appear in NEET (UG) shall also be applicable to the candidates desirous to take admission in Undergraduate Medical Courses in concerned INIs like AIIMS.

MBBS Eligibility for NRI Candidates

• A candidate shall be a Non Resident Indian, or
• His/Her Parents  or in absence of his / her parents , his / her legal guardian shall be Non -Resident India.
• The candidate must have obtained Minimum Qualifying Marks in NEET UG & 12 th standard as per regulatory council.
• A Candidate shall have completed 17^th year of age on or before the 31^st December of the Academic Year  for which the admission are being conducted.
• “Provisional Eligibility Certificate “should obtained from concern universities with in one month of admission.

Eligibility for 15% All India Quota seats

• Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Foreign Nationals are eligible for 15% All India Quota Seats.
• Students from UT of J&K and Ladakh are not eligible for 15% All India Quota seats as UT of J&K and Ladakh have opted out of All India Scheme since its inception. If they claim eligibility, they must submit online Self Declaration which will be generated and printed automatically along with confirmation page for the record and they need to present the same during counselling.

MBBS Seat Reservation Policy

Reservation policy of the Government of India is applicable to NEET (UG) Examination to study MBBS in India.

Central Universities
Category	Seat Reservation
General EWS	10%
SC	15%
ST	7.50%
OBC	27%

In case of seats filled by the State Medical Colleges/Universities/Institutions /Private Medical colleges under other than 15%. All India Quota, the reservation policy of the concerned State Govt. shall apply.

MBBS Counselling and Admission for seats other than 15% All India seats

• Candidates wishing to apply for admission in State Medical Colleges using merit list of NEET UG shall follow the instructions of the State Government and/or authorities of the Medical colleges concerned for counselling.
• Counselling for Private Medical Colleges (except Deemed) will be with the respective State Governments. In case of Medical/Dental Colleges. 15% All India quota seats of Private Colleges are filled by AYUSH Admission Central Counselling Committee (AACCC) and Ministry of AYUSH.
• The NTA will not make any change in candidates’ data after the opportunity for the same is closed. In no case, the change of data submitted by candidate in the online Application Form shall be made by NTA, after declaration of result. In the application form, categories of the candidates have been obtained as per Central Category List.
• For the counselling and admission on seats other than 15% All India Quota Seats, candidates will register for counselling as per their eligibility by giving the category based on the State category list.

MBBS Syllabus

Pre-Clinical Subjects	Human Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-Physics, Biochemistry, and introduction to Community Medicine Humanities.
Para-clinical subjects	Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Clinical postings in wards, and OPDs.
Clinical subjects	Community Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicine and Allied subjects, Surgery and Allied subjects, Paediatrics, and Clinical Postings.

Average MBBS Course Fees in India

An MBBS course’s fee is based on many factors, like where it is offered, accreditation, etc. The annual cost of an MBBS degree in India can range from INR 2,000 to INR 25 lakh. For MBBS programs, government universities cost between INR 2,000 and INR 14,000 annually. The yearly fee for MBBS courses at private universities ranges from 10 lakh to 25 lakh.

Top MBBS Private Colleges

There are 142 private medical colleges in India that accept applications for the MBBS. CMC Vellore, Kasturba Medical College, Dr. D.Y. Patil, M. S. Ramaiah, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research are a few of the top MBBS private colleges in India.

MBBS Private Colleges	Expected MBBS Fees (1st Year)
Teerthanker Mahaveer University Moradabad	INR 16.2 Lac
CMC Vellore	INR 53000
Dayanand Medical College	INR 4.1 Lac
DY Patil Vidyapeeth	INR 25 Lac
JNMC Wardha	INR 21.5 Lac
JSS Medical College Mysore	INR 18.5 Lac
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences	INR 19.25 Lac
Kasturba Medical College	INR 18 Lac
M S Ramaiah Medical College	INR 22 Lac
Maharishi Markandeshwar University Mullana	INR 18 Lac
MGMCRI Pondicherry	INR 21.5 Lac
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research	INR 4.5 Lac
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research	INR 22 Lac
SRM Medical College Tamilnadu	INR 25 Lac
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences	INR 8 Lac

Notice: Since it compiles information from several sources, the above-mentioned college’s fee is subject to change. Kindly visit the relevant colleges’ official websites to get more information regarding the MBBS course fees.

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Top MBBS Government Colleges

There are 89 government colleges in India that offer MBBS. Due to the fact that the MBBS program is among the most difficult and competitive in India, selecting a college has become ever more critical.

The following table lists some of the top government universities offering MBBS programs for those who want to apply:

Top MBBS Government Colleges	Expected MBBS Fees (1st Year)
AIIMS Bhubaneswar	INR 5856/-
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur	INR 2147/-
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi	INR 2027/-
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh	INR 1628/-
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi	INR 8368/-
Coimbatore Medical College Coimbatore	INR 14663/-
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Kolkata	INR 7500/-
JIPMER Pondicherry	INR 14910/-
Lady Hardinge Medical College New Delhi	INR 1400/-
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh	INR 7110/-

What after obtaining an MBBS degree?

Although MBBS is a doctoral program as such course that allows graduates to write prescriptions for medication, the majority of the students choose to study for a master’s degree in a related field because they want to become famous doctors.

• MD Degree: Among the most popular course after completing an MBBS degree is the MD, or doctor of medicine, program. This course focuses at various approaches to adult disease prevention, identification, treatment, and investigation.
• MS Degree: The two-year (MS) Master of Surgery program serves as the master’s level degree and is only open to candidates who complete the MBBS degree from recognized Medical colleges. Applicants receive understanding as well as expertise in surgical education aspects.

Job prospects for MBBS Graduate

Some career options following an MBBS degree have been presented in the following sections.

• Doctor
• General Doctors
• Surgeon
• Medical Directors
• Pediatrics  

Employment Sector with MBBS Degree

Students with an MBBS degree can find employment in clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Candidates who have finished their Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, or MBBS, studies are also eligible to start private practice.

The following are some of the employment sectors where MBBS graduates are able to work:

• Hospitals or Health care Center
• Health care facilities
• Medical Education Sector
• Individual Practice or Work

Conclusion

The NEET exam qualification is the primary requirement for Indian students for MBBS admission in 2024. It’s a dream come true for a lot of students to pass the NEET exam. The NEET exam is challenging, but students can pass it with ease if they prepare well and study.

Candidates should familiarize themselves with the exam format, curriculum, and eligibility requirements before to applying for the test. We hope you have gained some important knowledge on MBBS admission in India from this web article.

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