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My son is studying in 7th standard in Oman. How many years of schooling is required to be eligible to appear for CET exam in Andhra Pradesh. If he completes his schooling in oman up to 12th standard, will he be eligible for all entrance exams for MBBS? Kindly reply in detail at the earliest.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

My son is studying in 7th standard in Oman. How many years of schooling is required to be eligible to appear for CET exam in Andhra Pradesh. If he completes his schooling in oman up to 12th standard, will he be eligible for all entrance exams for MBBS? Kindly reply in detail at the earliest.

No, he is not eligible for the Andhra pradesh CET exam at this stage because he is not satisfying the educational qualification needed. To apply for the CET Exam there are certain qualification which is needed to be satisfied and they are:

>> Candidate should be a citizen of India

>> Age limit needed is that candidate should not have exceeded 19 years

>> The needed educational qualification is that candidate should have completed a degree in any stream from a recognized university.

If you satisfy all these criteria then you are eligible for applying

Originally Posted by Unregistered

My son is studying in 7th standard in Oman. How many years of schooling is required to be eligible to appear for CET exam in Andhra Pradesh. If he completes his schooling in oman up to 12th standard, will he be eligible for all entrance exams for MBBS? Kindly reply in detail at the earliest.

Yes, he is eligible for CET exam in Andhra Pradesh

Eligibility criteria for CET exam:-

• Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as the compulsory subjects along with English.
• Candidates must have Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Electronics / Computer Science/ Biology as an optional subject.
• They should attain a minimum of 45% aggregate in 10+2 for general category (40% for SC, ST, Category-1 and OBC).

To be eligible for CET examination the candidate must have completed class 12 examination from a recognized board of education.

Candidate must have completed a minimum of 17 years of age on or before 31st December, 2015.

To be eligible for appearing CET examination, the candidate must be a citizen of India or overseas citizen of India - OCI (Card holder) or person of Indian origin.

The candidate comes under non-local category and he is eligible for appearing CET examination.

If your son is a citizen of India then he will be eligible for the CET Examination.
If he is not a citizen of India then he will not be eligible to appear for the CET Examination.
Your son must pass the 12th Board Examination from a recognized Board with 45% aggregate score.
These are the two main criteria he has to fulfill.
So if he is not a citizen of India he is not eligible to apply for the CET Examination.