Validity of NEET Score Will Be Extended To 3 Years For Admission : New Policy

Students planning for a career in the medical field will be glad to know about the latest development and changes done by Govt. on medical courses admission eligibility and entry-level requirement.

As per the latest reports, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry have cleared a proposal submitted by the Medical Council of India-Board of Governors to change the validity of NEET scores.

For the benefits of the lakhs of students planning to study medical courses abroad, the government has mulled the proposal of MCI-BoG's request to extend the validity of NEET scores to 3 years. At present, the validity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is one year — the same year it is being attempted.

Sources confirm that the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has cleared a proposal by the Medical Council of India-Board of Governors to this effect as per TNIE report as on 09th March.

This is being done to help students who might be living outside India and are willing to come back after becoming doctors, This will save students the hassle of taking NEET all over again if for some reason they can’t join a medical college in the year they appear for NEET.

- A senior official with the ministry told to TNIE.

Those students wanting to go abroad for MBBS need not appear for the NEET exam again and again after this new reform.

NEET 2019 is scheduled for May 5th, Sunday.

Quick Facts:

• 15 lakh students have registered for NEET UG 2019.
• The expected cutoff of NEET 2019 is considered to be between 120 - 140 this year.
• NEET is mandatory to pursue a medical degree abroad.

The New Indian Express has reported that the proposal has found the favor of the Medical Council of India as well as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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