National Eligibility Cum Entrance Exam is the qualifying exam to facilitate the allotments of seats in Medical Colleges of India.
An Entrance examination is the most preferred way for MBBS Admission in India.
NEET examination gives equal opportunities to all medical students.
The NEET exam score is utilised for admission in medical, dental & Ayush courses.
Even for study MBBS Abroad program, qualifying NEET is mandatory.
This in-depth blog post will help you learn about the basic steps for admission to medical colleges.
In this step by step guide, You will learn about:
# Medical Admission in India
# National Eligibility Cum Entrance Exam
# Medical Colleges & Universities
# NRI & Management Quota Seats
The National Medical Commission regulates medical education in India.
NMC authorized medical colleges for conducting of Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery course.
The MBBS course is for biology students that offers excellent opportunities in the health care sector.
Doctors are considered next to god because of their ability to cure diseases & heal the patients.
However, getting admission to medical schools is getting difficult due to the increase in competition.
We understand the problems faced by the students due to the lack of an adequate number of medical colleges.
Private Medical colleges bridge this gap by favoring local & international students to secure a seat in medical colleges.
NRI & Management quota seats help facilitate admission in medical colleges via NEET entrance exam score.
The MBBS Admission process followed by NEET exam brings more transparency and gives more flexibility to medical students.
NEET Qualified students can participate in counseling at state levels and all Indian levels.
Students with a low score in the NEET can apply for MBBS direct admission during the counselling.
Most of the MBBS seats are added by newly opened private medical colleges.
Also, the government has taken an initiative to start many me by 2025.
In the last 2 years, 7 new All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been started.
And 8 more new AlIMS colleges are under development.
There is a high demand for doctors in India.
Currently, the 1.3 billion population of India is served by 1.8 million registered medical graduates.
Therefore India has a ratio of 1.34 doctors for 1000 citizens.
Also, India has achieved the World Health Organization’s recommended doctor population ratio.
But still, in many other countries, the ratio of doctors to citizens is nearly 2:1000 or 3:1000.
To improve the healthcare industry, we have to double the number of doctors in India.
MBBS course in India is offered by the following institutions:
(A) Government Medical Colleges including AIIMS & JIPMER.
(B) Private & Deemed Medical Universities
Direct Admission in MBBS
The MBBS tuition fee is in government colleges is less than in private colleges & universities.
But the level of competition for MBBS admission in government colleges is quite high.
Also, medical seats in government colleges are reserved under various policies for:
(A) SC/ST & OBC category students.
(B) Economically weaker sections
(C) State domicile students.
Either you have to score good marks in the NEET UG exam or You must be capable of paying the higher tuition fee.
The Minimum cost for MBBS management quota seats is around 50 – 60 lakhs.
Even with the low NEET rank, You can study MBBS through NRI & Management quota seats.
NRI & Management seats are available in private & deemed colleges.
Students options for such seats have to pay a higher tuition fee compare to students joining via merit.
Qualifying NEET exam is easier but scoring 550+ marks in NEET is nearly impossible for students.
Many students appear & qualify NEET for admission under NRI & Management quota seats.
MBBS Admission through Management Quota
To get direct admission in MBBS you must have to follow the below process:
Step #1 Apply for the NEET UG Entrance exam:
(A) NEET exam is compulsory for MBBS admission through NRI or management quota.
(B) You must register for the NEET UG exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA)
(C) NRI, PIO, OCI & Foreign national students have to participate in the NEET exam.
Step #2 Qualify the NEET UG entrance exam:
(A) Just appearing for the NEET exam, won’t make you eligible for MBBS admission.
(B) You also have to pass the exam by scoring more than 50% of the cut-off score.
* The NEET Cut-off score varies between 115 – 135 out of 720 marks.
Therefore you must score more than the expected cut-off score for MBBS NRI or Management quota admission.
Step #3 Register for the counselling:
(A) Counselling is mandatory for the allotment of MBBS seats in India.
(B) You must have to register for the counselling even for NRI or Management seats.
(C) Apply for online medical counselling.
Medical Counselling Committee and State medical authorities conduct counselling for Private medical colleges .
Step #4 College Choice filling:
Counseling is done for allotment of seats as per the NEET All India Rank.
You have to fill the college choices and the respective authorities will allot the seats.
The seat allotted is based on the outcome of choices filled and NEET UG rank.
Therefore you must be very careful while choosing the college options.
You must choose NRI or Management seat options if your NEET rank is low.
Step #5 Download the allotment letter:
Counseling results are announced after the college choice filling is over.
If you have given the options as per your rank, you might get a seat.
You can download the provisional allotment letter provided by the counseling authorities.
Step #6 Reporting to the allotted medical college:
You must have to report to the respective medical colleges where you have been allotted a seat.
At the time of reporting, you must have to pay the college fee and submit the essential documents to confirm your seat.
10-15 days is provided by the counseling authorities to report to the respective colleges.
If you fail to report to the colleges, your allotted seat will be canceled.
MBBS Admission Process
NRI & management quota MBBS seats can be joined through NEET rank based counseling.
3 rounds of counseling are conducted for NRI & Management seats allotment on the basis of NEET rank.
✅ Round-1 Seat allotment
✅ Round-2 seat allotment
✅ Mop Up Round
Even if you don’t get a seat in the 1st round, you can change the college options in the subsequent rounds.
Also, you can upgrade your seat allotted by following the seat-up-gradation process.
The previously allotted seat will be canceled if you get an upgraded seat in the 2nd round or mop-up round.
You are allowed to upgrade to a better college, even if you accept the seat allotted in the 1st round.
MBBS Management Quota Seats
Karnataka has 40 Private & Deemed Medical colleges.
MBBS management quota fee in Karnataka Private colleges is approximately twice more than deemed colleges.
Since 5% of the total intake in Private medical colleges is reserved under Management quota.
Whereas 85% of the total intake in deemed medical colleges are under management quota.
All India students can apply for admission in private & deemed medical colleges in Karnataka.
| College Name | Fee Per Annum |
|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 14 Lakh |
| JSS Medical College, Mysore | 14 Lakh |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum | 15 Lakh |
| Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar | 14 Lakh |
| K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore | 14 Lakh |
| Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore | 17 Lakh |
| Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur | 15 Lakh |
| Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur | 17 Lakh |
| Rajarajeshwari Medical College, Bengaluru | 23 Lakh |
| M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru | 40 Lakh |
| Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru | 36 Lakh |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru | 35 Lakh |
| Vydehi Institute of Medical Science, Bengaluru | 41 Lakh |
| M.V.J Medical College, Bengaluru | 35 Lakh |
| B.G.S Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru | 35 Lakh |
| JJM Medical College, Davangere | 39 Lakh |
| S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot | 40 Lakh |
| Sri Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga | 30 Lakh |
| SDM College of Medical Sciences, Dharwad | 30 Lakh |
| Navodaya Medical College, Raichur | 29 Lakh |
Maharashtra has 31 private & deemed medical colleges.
85% of the total intake in Deemed medical colleges are under management quota.
Whereas 15% of the total intake in private medical colleges are under Institutional quota & NRI quota seats.
Only Maharashtra domicile students are allowed for Institutional quota seats in private medical colleges.
However, all India students can take admission in deemed medical colleges.
| College Name | Fee Per Annum |
|---|---|
| K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai | 10 Lakh |
| Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai | 7 Lakh |
| NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur | 10 Lakh |
| Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences, Latur | 7.6 Lakh |
| Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune | 13 Lakh |
| Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences | 16 Lakh |
| MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai | 20 Lakh |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune | 18 Lakh |
| Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune | 22 Lakh |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad | 19 Lakh |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha | 17 Lakh |
| Rural Medical College, Loni | 14 Lakh |
Tamil Nadu has 24 deemed & private medical colleges.
All students can only register for the deemed medical colleges.
The government quota seats in self-financing private medical colleges are reserved for state domicile students.
Only NRI quota seats are available in Tamil Nadu private medical colleges.
| College Name | Fee Per Annum |
|---|---|
| SRM Medical College, Chennai | 22 Lakh |
| Saveetha Medical College, Chennai | 22 Lakh |
| Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai | 22 Lakh |
| Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai | 24 Lakh |
| Meenakshi Medical College, Chennai | 22 Lakh |
| Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Kanchipuram | 22 Lakh |
| ACS Medical College, Chennai | 23 Lakh |
| Sri Sathya Sai Medical College, Kanchipuram | 18 Lakh |
| Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Salem | 20 Lakh |
Private Medical Colleges in India without Donation
Most of the private medical colleges offer MBBS seats in a low-budget package.
Low budget MBBS seats in the self-financing medical colleges are available under categories such:
✅ Govt. quota seats for state domicile students.
✅ Private quota seats for all students.
✅ Management quota seats.
Seats in self-financing Private medical colleges are offered at a very low budget package.
Only NRI seats in private medical colleges have higher tuition fees.
But there are some exceptions too.
Such as MBBS management quota seats in Karnataka Private medical colleges are 30 – 40 Lakh per annum.
However private quota seats in Karnataka Medical colleges have 8 – 9 Lakh per annum fee.
You have to register for state quota seats counseling for admission in private medical colleges.
The counseling authorities will prepare the state rank list.
The state rank list is used for seat allotment in private medical colleges of their respective states.
The state merit list is based on the All India rank of NEET-UG.
You must apply separately for the state quota counseling on the basis of NEET rank.
You must have a good NEET rank to get an MBBS seat in private colleges at a low budget package.
But still, the competition is lower compared to government medical colleges because:
(A) Many states only allow state domicile students to apply for private seats.
(B) Students from other states participating in state counselling are less.
(C) Beneficial for students for admission in their own state private medical colleges.
(D) The MBBS course fee is approximately 10 times higher than in government medical colleges.
MBBS Admission in Government Colleges
Government Medical Colleges, Central Universities, AIIMS, ESIC, AFMC are public-funded educational institutions.
Due to the reservation policy, more than 50% of the seats in government colleges are for SC/ST & OBC category students.
Tuition fee in government medical colleges is lesser compared to private colleges.
Only top NEET rank holders can get a seat in Government Medical Colleges of India.
The number of MBBS seats is less than 1/10 of the total number of medical aspirants in India.
It is nearly impossible for students with a low score in the NEET exam to get a seat in government medical colleges.
Private medical colleges or study abroad is the only option available for MBBS Admission.
Dental, Ayush & Allied Health Sciences is the most preferred choice among most medical aspirants with a low score in the NEET exam.
Medical Courses without NEET
Though it is not possible to get admission in MBBS without NEET in India.
NEET UG exam is mandatory for admission in MBBS in India or abroad.
But there are various other medical courses which you can join on the basis of class 12th marks.
Medical colleges of India offers various Allied health science courses such as:
# Physiotherapy
# Nursing
# Cardiac Care Technology
# Perfusion Technology
# Renal Dialysis Technology
# Respiratory Care Technology
# Anaesthesia Technology
# Optometry Technology
# Imaging Technology
# Forensic Medicine
# Operation Theater Technology
If you are not able to pass the NEET-UG exam, You can join allied health science courses.
Allied health sciences are the best alternative medical course for biology students.
Doctors and allied health science professionals work together in the health care sector.
MBBS Management quota Eligibility criteria
Eligibility criteria for MBBS management quota are as follows:
(A) Indian Nationals, NRI, OCI, & PIO students must appear in the NEET-UG.
(B) Your age must be 17 years or more at the time of admission.
(C) The upper age limit for students seeking admission in MBBS shall be 25 years.
(D) Must have passed class 12th (10+2) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English as compulsory subjects.
(E) Minimum 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination.
(F) Students appearing in the Class 12th examination can also appear for the NEET entrance test.
(G) You must secure 50 percentile marks in NEET-UG for direct admission in MBBS.
FAQs About Direct Admission in MBBS
A) You need to qualify the NEET UG exam for MBBS NRI & Management quota seats. Also, You must have 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology subjects in class 12th (10+2) and studied English as a compulsory subject. MBBS admission can be done by paying higher tuition fee even if you don’t have a good rank. NEET cut-off rank for NRI & Management quota seats is very low.
A) NEET is mandatory for MBBS admission in India or abroad. Even by appearing in the NEET exam you won’t be eligible for admission, until you score more than 50% NEET Cut-off score for MBBS admission. However You can join allied health science courses offered by Medical colleges based on your class 12th marks.
A) The minimum package for MBBS management quota seats is around 50-55 Lakh for the full course. The total package in top Private & Deemed Medical Colleges can go up to 80 – 85 Lakh for MBBS NRI & Management quota seats. NRI & Management quota fee is inversely proportional to the NEET UG rank. Donation is not applicable because seat allotment is done through counseling, You have to pay a higher tuition fee per annum.
A) Medical colleges in India offer allied health science courses apart from MBBS. Some of the best medical courses without NEET are Nursing, Physiotherapy, Cardiac Care Technology, Perfusion Technology, Renal Dialysis Technology, Respiratory Care Technology, Anaesthesia Technology, Optometry Technology, Imaging Technology, Forensic Medicine & Operation Theatre Technology.
Conclusion:
In this blog post, You have learned about the Medical Admission process in India.
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