Maharashtra NEET (MBBS) Admission 2024: Dates, Merit List, Documents Required, Counselling Process

Maharashtra NEET (MBBS) Admission 2024 is expected to begin in the month of July 2024. The admission process usually starts after the publication of the NEET UG 2024 Result. The NEET (MBBS) Admission 2024 in Maharashtra will be conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER). Candidates will be able to find all the important dates related to the Maharashtra NEET Admission 2024 on the official website of DMER. Candidates who are to participate in the Maharashtra state-level counselling can register at cetcell.net.in. Once the merit list is out, candidates whose names will appear on the merit list can participate in the further counselling process like choice-filling, seat allotment, and report at the allotted college.

Maharashtra NEET 2024 Counselling process for MBBS and BDS courses is conducted in 3 to 4 rounds, namely. Round 1, 2, and Round 3 or Mop-up Round, and Stray Vacancy Round. If seats are still vacant after the Stray Vacancy Round, extended rounds are conducted. The admission is done based on NEET results and candidates are required to secure the NEET Cutoff 2024 set by NTA to be eligible. Find out the detailed Maharashtra MBBS eligibility criteria and selection process below.

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Maharashtra NEET (MBBS) Admission 2024: Highlights

Before discussing in detail about the topic, let us take a quick look at the Maharashtra NEET Admission 2024 for the reference of aspiring students.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission2024: Important Dates

The important dates for Maharashtra MBBS admission are as follows:

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Eligibility Criteria

Nationality and Nativity: In order to secure admission under the 85% state seats, candidates must be domicile holders of Maharashtra. Apart from this, the following students are eligible under the remaining 15% seats:

• All Indian citizens are eligible to take admission under the all-India quota in Maharashtra MBBS admissions.

• NRIs can take admission only if the respective medical institute has seats reserved for NRI students under institutional quota.

• OCI candidates will be eligible for Government Aided, Government Corporation or Private unaided colleges only if they have passed 10+2 from Maharashtra or have lived in the state for at least 10 years.

Education Qualification: All candidates must have the following in order to participate in the admissions

• Candidates must have passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (zoology and botany) with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

• Candidates from reserved category and reserved category PwD students must have scored at least 40% with the same subjects and PwD general students must have scored 45%.

• Candidates must have secured NEET cut-off and the percentile that CBSE deemed as passing marks in NEET.

Age: The minimum age acceptable for admission is 17 years as of December 31, 2024, or candidates must have been born on or before December 31, 2024.

Medical Fitness: All candidates are required to be medically fit in order to pursue MBBS courses from medical colleges in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Application Process 

• Candidates can register for Maharashtra MBBS admissions through the online portal of DMER Maharashtra.

• On registration, the candidates will get their access details on the registered email ID or mobile phone. Using these credentials they can succeed the counselling application form and fill all the details.

• On completing the application form for Maharashtra MBBS admissions 2024, candidates will have to pay the application fees.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Application Fees

Given below is the application fee for Maharashtra MBBS admissions:

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Maharashtra MBBS Admission: Selection Process 2024

Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of NEET for all state-based colleges. For this, the choice list of students is considered and they are offered a seat in the best colleges available according to their marks in NEET.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Merit List

DMER releases a merit list and candidates who have their names mentioned in the list will be eligible to move to the document verification round. Only those candidates whose names are there in the Maharashtra MBBS merit list are eligible for the choice filling in the Maharashtra MBBS counselling 2024. The Maharashtra MBBS merit list will comprise the Candidate’s name, NEET roll number, NEET Rank and registration number.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Seat Allotment List

The seat allotment lists for Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024 will be released after the choice-filling and locking process is completed. Till then, candidates can check out the table below to download and access the Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024-24 Seat Allotment Lists.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission: Seat Reservation Policy 

Maharashtra offers reservations to students who have lived in Maharashtra for at least 10 years and those who have completed 10+2 from schools or junior colleges in the state. Maharashtra is divided into three major regions namely, Marathwada, Vidarbha and the Rest of Maharastra (RoM). Students from these regions are considered under the 70% regional quota seats offered under the 85% state quota.

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Counselling Process

For Maharashtra MBBS counselling 2024, candidates are required to submit their choices in order of decreasing preference. Once the choices are submitted, candidates will not be able to change the list of courses or colleges in the Maharashtra MBBS counselling form. Seats available in the medical colleges in the state will be allocated on the basis of the preference list provided by students and the Maharashtra State merit list on the basis of NEET.

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Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Documents Required

Candidates must carry the original copies and at least 5 self-attested copies of the following documents during the document verification process for securing admission after seat allocation:

• NEET 2024 Admit Card

• NEET 2024 scorecard

• Maharashtra MBBS Application 2024

• Proof for date of birth (birth certificate or class 10 pass certificate)

• Nationality Certificate (Passport or Certificate from the District Magistrate)

• Domicile of Maharashtra

• Class 12th mark sheet

• Medical fitness certificate

• Caste Certificate (if applicable)

Maharashtra MBBS Admission 2024: Document Verification Centres

• Government Medical College, Nagpur

• Grant Government Medical College, Sir J.J. Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai (NRI candidates to report here only)

• B.J. Government Medical College, Pune

• Government Medical College, Nanded

• RA Podar Ayurvedic College, Worli, Mumbai

• Government Ayurvedic College, Nagpur

• Government Medical College, Aurangabad

• Government Ayurvedic College, Osmanabad

Maharashtra NEET (MBBS) Admission 2024: Top Colleges

Some of the popular colleges in Maharashtra that conducts MBBS Admission through NEET 2024 are listed below:

Candidates seeking admission in Maharashtra MBBS courses will have to apply through the online portal in order to be considered for the seat allotment round under the 85% state quota seats. The number of rounds in the central counselling for Maharashtra will depend on the seats that remain vacant after the first seat allocation round.

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