MBBS Admission Process in Assam Medical Colleges

Overview

Currently, there are 10 medical colleges in Assam where students can get Assam MBBS admission. There are a total of 1250 MBBS seats in Assam 2023 for students to get MBBS admission in Assam. Out of these 10 colleges, Diphu Medical College and Hospital was recently introduced in the year 2020 and 100 seats of Diphu Medical College MBBS has taken the total MBBS seats in Assam to 1250 by 2023. Surprisingly, there is even more scope to pursue postgraduate studies. Assam has 8 colleges offering MD and MS programs with a collective seat strength of around 670. Popular Gopinath Borodolai Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur is another addition here which offers 11 seats in MD in Psychiatry to the students. Talking about super specialities, students can study in two medical colleges of Assam, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati and Dr.B. You can do DM/MCh in Barua Cancer Institute, Guwahati which offers a total of 48 seats in total.

Fees & Seats - Govt Medical Colleges

Check the table below for total tuition fee, MBBS admission, year of establishment, cut off for All India Quota and State Quota seats for each Govt. Medical Colleges in Assam

Fees & Seats - Private Medical Colleges

Please find below the list of private medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh. You can also notice the absence of All India Counseling Cut-off from this list of private medical colleges. This is because private medical colleges only participate in state counseling processes and not in the All India counseling.

Private Medical Colleges Vs MBBS Abroad

There are many advantages of pursuing MBBS abroad as compared to studying in a private medical college in India. You can refer to the below table to understand the MBBS abroad prices on various important parameters which are important before deciding the right path MBBS ABROAD

Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges

In Assam, most of the colleges were established before the year 2012, very few colleges were established in the last 5 years. It is always important to choose an old medical college as there is no dearth of faculties and they are also well experienced which is the primary requirement of an MBBS student for their learning.

NEET-UG Exam dates 2023

National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET (UG) 2022 exam on Sunday, 17 July 2022 in pen and paper mode. This exam is conducted as a common entrance test for MBBS admission and other streams like BDS/BAMS/BSMS/BUMS/BHMS and other undergraduate medical courses.

You can check the tentative date of NEET UG 2023 exam

NEET-UG 2023 Cut Off

Like previous years, the NEET (UG) cut off for qualifying will be 50 percentile for general category candidates. In this exam, candidates often get confused between Percentile System and Percentile System.

Please see the table below showing actual NEET UG cut-off for 2021 and 2022 and expected NEET 2023 cut-off

Assam NEET-UG Counselling 2023 dates

Seat allocation is being done in multiple phases both in All India counseling and State counseling of Assam. This is because, many seats become vacant due to withdrawal of seats by the students for not getting college of their choice, not able to arrange the funds for fees, Lack of proof of their category under which they applied etc. Once the dates for reporting to the college/ Fee deposits/Submitting documents is passed all such seats made available for the next rounds. In the below table, you can find the details for counseling rounds in All India and State counseling followed for MBBS Seat Allocation-

The DME, Guwahati, Prepares and publishes the State Merit list under each category. Students can assess their chance to get college of their choice based on previous year’s Cut offs of that college. If you want to be sure about the chances it is recommended to use MBBSWALA Counselling Guideline College Predictor which utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. Also, this college predictor will give you an idea and will predict the college possible for you based on your current NEET Ranking, Reservation category and Other Quotas applicable for you.

Eligibility for Assam  NEET-UG 2023 Counselling

Before applying to Assam MBBS admission 2023, the candidate must go through the eligibility criteria set by the Directorate of Medical Education, Assam.

1. The candidate…

• Must have qualified the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
• Must be a citizen of India
• Must have completed 17 years of age by 31st December of the year he’s applying for MBBS admission in Assam
• Must have passed 12th Standard exams with subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and have scored minimum 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in case he/she is from unreserved category, and minimum 50% marks if he/she hails from a reserved category.

2. To avail the benefits of State quota, the candidate must have studied in any school-based out of Assam from 7th to 12th Standard.
3. To further qualify the criteria of State quota, the candidate’s parents must be residing in the state of Assam for a minimum of 20 years.

How to Register for Assam  NEET UG Counselling 2023

The foremost step towards Assam MBBS admission process is to register at the official website of Directorate of Medical Education, Assam by submitting your personal info and contact details. After submitting the information, a user ID and password will be mailed to the candidate on the e-mail ID provided at the time of Assam MBBS admission registration. The candidate would then login with the user ID and password and fill the Assam MBBS admission application form. After filling the personal details, the candidates would be asked to choose the colleges based on their preference which shall be done with due carefulness. Afterwards, the candidates must furnish his/her academic details required to complete the process. Once the Assam NEET merit list 2023 is released, those who have their name on the list would be enabled to further into the process and attend the counseling procedure.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

The documents that are mandatory for the eligible candidates to submit at the time of counseling are illustrated below.

• 10th and 12th standard certificate
• 10th and 12th standard marksheet
• NEET hall ticket
• NEET Score card
• Birth certificate
• Identity proof (Aadhaar card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID)
• Passport sized photographs (The photograph must be the same as those used in the NEET application form and hall ticket)
• Fee payment receipt
• Printout of the application form

Documents that are subject to applicability –

• Reservation category certificate
• Domicile certificate
• PWD (Persons With Disability) certificate
• Gap period affidavit
• Income certificate
• Freedom fighter certificate

RESERVATION POLICY

The total no of MBBS seats in Assam 2023 available for admission annually are primarily reserved for those candidates who are based out of the state of Assam. Of the total MBBS seats in Assam 2023, 85% are reserved for the state quota while 15% can be availed by candidates with an All India Quota. Moreover, reservation is applicable to the candidates coming from backward castes and candidates with a disability. The table below explains the percentage of reserved seats allotted to each section.

Your Chance to get a MBBS Seat in Assam