How NEET plays an important role in MBBS admission in Armenia?

NEET, also known as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination is a common entrance examination for medical aspirants in India. NEET assesses Medical aspirants' knowledge for their admission to the medical universities in India or Abroad. Successful qualification of NEET enables the students to get admissions to the medical institutions approved and recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) twice a year, i.e., February and May. Medical aspirants from across the country must apply, appear and clear NEET to get into the Medical Institutions in India or Medical Universities Abroad.

Importance of NEET for MBBS in Armenia


NEET is the only medical entrance examination in India, so it is important for Indian students to clear the examination to get into medical universities. 

In case if you wonder if NEET is necessary for Indian students who want to pursue MBBS from Abroad. Yes, budding medical aspirants who seek to pursue medicine abroad must also take NEET examination. It serves as a door to Medical institutions around the world for Indian students.

With NEET being the only entrance examination for medical aspirants, there will be uniformity in selection to the medical universities and also equal opportunities of medical education to the medical aspirants.

NEET Eligibility Criteria


NEET became the single medical entrance examination in India. Students who wish to appear for NEET must at least attain 17 years of age and must score at least 50% in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology in class 12th.

Criterion

Description

Academics

  • A student must have appeared in 12th standard examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology as the main subject; or
  • A student has qualified 12th standard examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology as the main subject and has scored at least 50% total marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology

Age

Candidate must be born on/ before December 31, 2004.

Other details of NEET eligibility are as below:

NEET Qualifying Criteria


In NEET, the passing score is determined by "Qualifying Percentile". It is based on the candidate's performance in comparison to other candidates. So if the candidate is given the 50th percentile it means that they must outperform 50% of the candidates who appeared for the NEET examination.

Below is the expected qualifying percentile for NEET. However, for NEET 2021, the cut-off percentile is yet to be announced.

Category

Minimum Percentile Required

Unreserved/ General

50th Percentile: Means performs better than 50% of the participants.

Unreserved (with benchmark disability)

45th Percentile: Means performs better than 45% of the participants.

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (with or without benchmark disability)

40th Percentile: Means performs better than 40% of the participants.

Benefits of NEET examination for MBBS in Armenia


Focus on one entrance Exam

Since NEET is the only entrance examination to get into a medical university in India and Abroad, students can completely stay focus only on one entrance examination for admission to the Medical Universities in Armenia as well.

Follow a single pattern of examination

Another benefit of NEET being the only medical entrance examination is that the students will only have to follow one exam pattern for admissions to the medical universities. NEET follows an exam format of 180 Multiple-Choice Questions of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Save Time and Money

The most important aspects of every competitive examination are time and money. With NEET being the only entrance examination, it saves both time and money for the students, which otherwise students would have to spend more on application fees and other fees related to Medical entrance examinations preparation.

Less preparation pressure

Fewer entrance examinations reduce the pressure to prepare for the medical entrance examination. Students seeking admission for MBBS at the Top Medical Universities get plenty of time to focus and prepare well for the exam.

Number of attempts

Currently, there is no restriction on the number of attempts a student can make for the NEET examination. However, there is a certain age limit that a student must fulfill to appear for NEET.

MBBS Admission to Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian International University


Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian International University (ARIU) offers a 6-year MBBS in Armenia, approved by NMC for NEET qualified students. Indian students who qualified NEET get direct admission for MBBS with zero donation/ capitation fee.

Qualifying NEET before applying for MBBS in Armenia also enables the students to apply for a provisional or permanent certificate to practice medicine in India once they complete the MBBS degree. NEET serves as a purpose to identify the student's ability to appear for the Medical Licensing Examination in India after MBBS graduation.

To know more about the MBBS program in Armenia, please visit our MBBS in Armenia page, or contact us

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