NEET PG 2023 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit, Education Qualification, Reservation

NEET PG 2023 Latest Updates

• NEET PG 2023 Application Form will be released on 27 February 2023.

NEET PG 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must check their NEET PG 2023 eligibility criteria as per the last year before filling out the application form. Check all the relevant information related to NEET postgraduate eligibility criteria given below:

General Eligibility Criteria

• Qualification - Medical graduates are required to possess Indian Medical Council Act 1956 recognised MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate
• Certificate of Registration - Candidates are required to mandatorily have a permanent or provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification which is to be issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI) or State Medical Council (SMC)
• Internship - As per the eligibility criteria of NEET PG candidates must complete their one-year internship.

Foreign Medical Graduate Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should check the given below points related eligibility criteria for those who studied in foreign:

• Candidates of Indian citizens or overseas citizens of India who pursue their primary medical qualification from colleges outside India.
• Candidates have to qualify for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (Screening Test) which is conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE).
• Candidates who graduate from foreign have to register with MCI/SMC.
• Foreign National Graduate is required to bring their FMGE Pass certificate issued by NBE on the examination day.
• Candidates should have to complete their internship or are likely to complete their internship.

Eligibility Criteria for Foreign National

Candidates should check the given below points related to eligibility criteria for foreign national candidates:

• Candidates of foreign national can give the entrance exam without MCI registration.
• Foreign national candidates don't need to have temporary registration with MCI at the time exam.
• MCI may provide temporary registration to candidates, in case they pay the registration fee. According to the eligibility criteria of NEET PG, this registration will be provided only for the PostGraduate course duration and will be limited to the medical college/institution in which the candidate has taken admitted exclusively for the pursuance of postgraduate studies
• For temporary registration, the Foreign Nationals must be registered with the competent registering authority of their country.

All India 50% Quota Seats Eligibility Criteria

• As per NEET PG 2023 eligibility criteria, medical graduates belonging from the state of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for AQI 50% seats.

• The candidates who were nominated by the Government of India (under central pool seats) to do MBBS from Medical Colleges in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir shall be eligible for All India 50% quota seats.
  
  
• Such candidates must submit a duly signed affidavit declaring that he/she was nominated by the Government of India (under central pool seats) to do MBBS from Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir.
  
  
• The affidavit is to be sent to the following address along with the printout of the acknowledgement of the online application form for NEET-PG 2023. If the candidates fail to submit the affidavit as indicated will not be considered for participation in All India 50% quota counselling.
  
  Address:

Deputy Director (Examinations)

National Board of Examinations,

Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar,

Mahatma Gandhi Marg, (Ring Road), New Delhi - 110 029

Candidates who have done their MBBS from Jammu & Kashmir but fail to submit the affidavit as indicated above will not be considered for participation in All India 50% quota counselling.

For Armed Force Medical Service Institutes

• Those candidates who are opting for admission to MD/MS/PG diploma seat in the armed forces medical services (AFMS) institute shall select the NEET PG 2023 registration form:

Are you willing to opt for PG Courses in Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions–Yes/ No

• There is no reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates in the Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions.
• For counselling to AFMS Institutions, the candidates should register on the MCC website