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Common national entrance test for undergraduate medical education and specified AYUSH courses under current law and admission rules.
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Who can appear
Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English as prescribed Use the current NTA bulletin for age, subjects and qualifying-code rules. Admission also depends on counselling and professional eligibility.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
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PreparationPlan
AdmissionProcess
Who can appear. 12th with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English; minimum qualifying percentile.
How often. Once a year.
Format. Pen and paper.
Conducted by. National Testing Agency (NTA).
Dates, eligibility and the paper pattern change from year to year. Check the current official notification before you plan around any of this.
Where the score is used
Common questions
Common national entrance test for undergraduate medical education and specified AYUSH courses under current law and admission rules.
Use the current NTA bulletin for age, subjects and qualifying-code rules. Admission also depends on counselling and professional eligibility.
No. Admission also depends on the target course and institution eligibility, score or rank, counselling, documents, category rules and seat availability for the current cycle.
MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BSMS, BNYS, B.V.Sc and some B.Sc Nursing admissions.
12th with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English; minimum qualifying percentile. Confirm this against the current official notification, because eligibility rules are revised between sessions.
Once a year. Pen and paper.
National Testing Agency (NTA).
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