In 2022, one of the major confusions among state open schooling board and NIOS students is whether they are eligible for NEET Exam 2023 or not. Can state open schooling board students and NIOS students give NEET Exam is a question majority of the students and parents seem to be asking?
If you too are wondering the same, the answer is Yes!
Can State Open Schooling Board Students and NIOS Students Give NEET Exam 2023?
In 2017, the Medical Council of India (MCI) passed an official document that said NIOS or open schooling board students cannot appear for the NEET Exam and rendered them ineligible to take admission to MBBS or equivalent medical course in a medical university/medical college outside the country. This came as a shock as there were many students who were already admitted to medical colleges and pursuing their courses.
Students soon filed a petition in Delhi High Court. Next, a court verdict was passed in 2018 which allowed open schooling board students and NIOS students to give NEET Exam. In this verdict, students with additional biology too were given permission to sit in NEET Exam.
So, if you are still wondering whether state open schooling board students of BOSSE and NIOS can give NEET Exam 2023, the answer is Yes – Going by the Delhi High Court verdict.
Also, starting in 2022 there is no upper age limit for any student who wants to appear in NEET Exam.
All About NEET Exam
Previously AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test), NEET, or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a pen and paper-based test that took over AIPMT in 2013. From 2013 to 2018 it was organized by CBSE but from 2019 it has been organized by NTA (National Testing Agency). The total number of seats offered including MBBS Colleges, BDS Colleges, AYUSH Colleges, and BVSc Colleges is 1,75,487 seats.
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