Medical Examination in India is one of the most important exams as hundreds of thousands of candidates participate in the entrance examination to take admission into various medical courses throughout the country. The candidate who wants to pursue a career in the medical field must go through an entrance examination which is organized at all Indian level-NEET, NEET-PG, NEET SS, and NEET MDS.
There are some states like Tamil Nadu that have opposed the mandatory status for the NEET examination. The Tamil Nadu State Assembly also introduced a bill that attempts to bypass the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical students in the state, instead of allowing admissions to be made based on marks obtained by students in Class XII.
Medical Examination Date 2022
NEET stands for National Entrance Eligibility Test which is a national wide entrance examination for providing admission into all the state and national universities across India. NEET examination is of different types depending on the level of course i.e. graduate level, undergraduate level, etc.
The following are the entrance examination for medical courses-
| Examination | Application Date | Result Date |
| NEET 2022 | November 2021 | January 2022 |
| NEET PG | November 2021 | January 2022 |
| NEET MDS | November 2021 | January 2022 |
| NEET SS | August 2022 | September 2022 |
Other Medical Examination & Counselling 2022
Apart from the NEET examination, the following are the examination that you can participate in to get admission into the Universities for pursuing medical courses-
| Examination | Event | Application Date | Counseling Date/Examination Day |
| CENTAC 2022 | Counseling | May 2022 | August 2022 |
| MP DMAT 2022 | Entrance Exam | July 2022 | August 2022 |
| AIPGDEE 2022 | Entrance Exam | September 2022 | December 2022 |
| FMGE 2022 | Entrance Exam | April 2023 | June 2023 |
| AIAPGET 2022 | Entrance Exam | To be notified | To be notified |
| INI CET 2022 | Entrance Exam | August 2022 | November 2022 |
| CG PPHT 2022 | Entrance Exam | March 2022 | June 2022 |
| MP PAHUNT 2022 | Counseling | May 2022 | August 2022 |
| WB JENPAUH 2022 | Entrance Exam | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| GPAT 2022 | Entrance Exam | October 2022 | February 2023 |
| UAPMT 2022 | Entrance Exam | November 2021 | January 2022 |
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for medical examination is as follows-
Undergraduate Courses (MBBS, Dental, etc.)
- For Undergraduate courses, the candidates are required to have passed class 12th from a recognized board with subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and biology
Post-Graduate Courses
- For Post-graduate medical courses, the candidates are required to have been graduated from a recognized university
Popular Medical Courses in India
The candidates who want to pursue medical courses in India have many different options to choose from. Apart from being a doctor, you can also find many different medical fields to pursue education in. The following are the popular medical fields that you can choose from-
- Dentistry
- Ayurveda
- Homeopathy
- Physiotherapy
- Ophthalmology
- Radiology
- Oncology
- Urology
- Surgery
- Nursing
- Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences