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I have passed my 12th from CHSE Odisha in 2016. I did not appear NEET 2016. I think I will not attend the NEET exam 2017 also due to lack of preparation. Will I be able to attend directly NEET 2018? And how many times i will be able to appear NEET /AIIMS after 2018. My age is 17.6 years.

Yes, you are eligible to appear in NEET 2018 examination even if your present age is 17.6 years. The maximum age limit to appear in NEET examination is 25 years as on 31st December of the year of examination. Upper age relaxation is applicable to reserved category candidates as per government rules.

Yes definitely you can apply for National eligibility Cum entrance test because minimum age which is required to appear in this entrance exam is 17 in the year of admission and maximum should not exceed 25 years where as age relaxation in upper age limit is provided to reserve the students of SC and ST.
So as per the age criteria you are eligible to appear in NEET exam in 2018.

Age limit for NEET 2017 is that candidates must be at least 17 years old as on 31st December 2017. The lower age limit to appear is 17. There will be a maximum of 3 attempts whichs candidate can take for CBSE NEET.

In order to apply for NEET examination candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of applying and the upper age limit is 25 years. Candidates who belongs to SC/ST/OBC categories will get age relaxation as per government norms. Candidate should have passed 12 standard with PCB subjects and also in English with minimum 50% marks from a recognized board. Reserved category candidates will get marks relaxation and there are only 3 limited attempts, so you have to prepare well before appearing.

I am happy to tell you that you can definitely apply for NEET examination in the next year, there will be no problem in it.
Candidates age must be in between 17 years to 25 years in order to be eligible for the NEET examination.

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I have passed my 12th from CHSE Odisha in 2016. I did not appear NEET 2016. I think I will not attend the NEET exam 2017 also due to lack of preparation. Will I be able to attend directly NEET 2018? And how many times i will be able to appear NEET /AIIMS after 2018. My age is 17.6 years.

Yes, you can appear for NEET 2018 if your present age is 17.6 years. The minimum age limit which is required is 17 years on 31st December of the year of admission. So you are eligible for NEET, as you have completed 17 years. Those who have passed 10+2 or HSC with Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology/Biology and English and must have gained at least 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biotechnology/Biology are eligible to apply for NEET examination. The NEET website link is given here for your reference Click Here

Age criteria required to appear in medical entrance test NEET:

Minimum age should not be less than 17 years in the year of admission to the above course.

Maximum age should not be more than 25 and relaxation of 5 years is given to SC/ST students.

So as per the eligibility criteria you are eligible to appear in medical entrance exam in 2018.

For NEET, you need to be 18 years of age, if you want to become eligible for applying. The date is mentioned in the notification, on which your age should be above 18 years. Hence, just wait for the notification and make sure you fulfill the age criteria according to the date mentioned in it.

Normally, your age should above 18 years on August month of the same year, in which you are applying for admission. If you fulfill the criteria, then surely you will be eligible for admission.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have passed my 12th from CHSE Odisha in 2016. I did not appear NEET 2016. I think I will not attend the NEET exam 2017 also due to lack of preparation. Will I be able to attend directly NEET 2018? And how many times i will be able to appear NEET /AIIMS after 2018. My age is 17.6 years.

As per age criteria, you are not eligible for NEET 2018 exam.

Those candidates who have completed 12th standard from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry and Biology subject with above 50% marks are eligible for NEET exam. Your age should be in between 17 to 25 years.