NEET-UG 2023: Revised Eligibility Criteria for OCI Candidates

The National Testing Agency (NTA) issued a notification on 31st March 2023 stating the revised eligibility criteria for overseas students participating in NEET-UG 2023 examination. Here are the revised eligibility criteria announced by the NTA:

NEET 2023 Revised Eligibility Criteria:

As per the official notification, OCI candidates (Overseas Citizen of India) will be eligible for admission to the Undergraduate Medical/ Dental/ Ayurveda/ Unani/ Siddha/ Homeopathy Courses in India subject to the rules/ regulations/ notifications issued from time to time by the respective regulatory bodies/ Counselling Authorities/ Admission Authorities in conformity with the Policy Decision of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and/ or Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Previously, as stated in the NEET 2023 official information bulletin, “The OCI Cardholder (including a PIO cardholder) is a foreign national holding passport of a foreign country and is not a citizen of India.”

Similarly, the PIO cardholder and foreign nationals shall not be eligible for admission against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian citizens. Hence, OCI/PIO will be treated as foreigners and be eligible for NRI seats only and will not be eligible for Indian National Seats, including paid seats of deemed universities.

NEET-UG 2023 Registrations:

The NEET-UG 2023 registration is ongoing, and aspiring candidates must fill out the online application form before the last date from the official website – https://neet.nta.nic.in/. The registration window will be open till 6th April 2023, 9 PM IST, while the last date for fee payment is 6th April 2023, 11:50 PM IST. Candidates who are applying for outside India centres must pay a registration fee of ₹ 9500/-.

The NEET-UG 2023 exam is scheduled to be held on 7th May 2023 in pen-and-paper mode at designated exam centres in India and abroad.

NTA Official Circular:

For further clarification, candidates can also contact 011-40759000 or send an email to neet@nta.ac.in.

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