The National Medical Commission, on March 9, announced that there will not be any fixed upper age limit for appearing in the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test, the entrance test for admission into medical colleges across India.
As of now too, students of any age are permitted to appear in NEET but this is only a result of an interim relief granted the Supreme Court after a group of students had challenged a government decision to fix the upper age limit for the general category students at 25 years and reserve category students at 30 years six years back.
The decision was taken in the fourth NMC meeting held in October last year, Dr Pulkesh Kumar, Secretary of the commission said.
In a letter addressed to the National Testing Agency (NTA), Dr Kumar has asked the agency to remove the maximum age criteria from the information bulletin of NEET UG.
Taking it to Twitter, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya said, “The National Medical Commission removes the fixed upper age limit for appearing in the NEET-UG examination. The decision will immensely benefit aspiring doctors and further help in strengthening medical education in the country.”
(With inputs from agencies)
