1. No candidate shall be admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course unless he/she has completed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the academic year in which the candidate is seeking admission.
2. No candidate shall be admitted to the first Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course unless
he/she has passed a qualifying examination as under.
a) Two years intermediate examination of Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh under 10+2 pattern with Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or Biology as optional that shall include a practical test in each subject.
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b) Any other examination of 10+2 pattern recognized by the NTR University in Andhra Pradesh or Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects, which shall include a practical test in each of these subjects.
(OR)
c) The pre-professional / premedical examination with Physics,Chemistry and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination. The pre-professional / pre-medical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry & Biology and also English as a compulsory subject.
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d) The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized University, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in these subjects provided the examination is a University Examination and candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course.
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e) B.Sc Examination of an Indian University, provided that he / she has passed the B.Sc examination with not less than two of the following subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) and further that he / she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
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f) Any other examination whose scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate science examination of an Indian University / Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in each of these subjects and English.