[Last date: 01.03.2017]

High Commission of India,

Education Section,

Level 28, Menara 1 Mon’t Kiara, No. 1, Jalan Kiara,

Mon’t Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03 6205 2350 ext 203

Press Release

 National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) [NEET (UG) – 2017]

   Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Malaysian students who are interested in pursuing MBBS or BDS in India will have to write the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) [NEET (UG) – 2017] conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India. Applications may be submitted online at <www.cbseneet.nic.in >. under the NRI or foreign student category, using either Aadhaar card or Passport as proof of identification. The upper age limit is 25 years on the date of examination, which is 7 May 2017. The last date to apply is 1 March 2017. Only three (3) attempts will be available to clear the NEET.

2.   The NEET (UG) 2017 is compulsory for admission to all medical and dental colleges in India except AIIMS, and JIPMER.

3.   The NEET examination can only be taken in India at 1500 centres spanning 84 cities across India. NRI/foreign students can choose to sit for the examination at any three cities as given in Appendix-II of the NEET (UG) Information Bulletin 2017.

4.   NRI and Malaysian students desiring to sit for the NEET should have a qualification which is equivalent to 12th standard in India with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English. The candidate must have passed the qualifying examination or appearing in the qualifying examination in 2017.

5.   Incomplete applications and those which are not in accordance with instructions will be rejected. The examination fee deposited once will not be refunded in such cases. Fees will neither be carried forward to a future examination nor be refunded under any circumstances. Applications once submitted cannot be withdrawn.

6.   The results of the NEET (UG) would be declared on 8 June 2017.

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 8^th February 2017