NEET UG 2026: Admission to 13 allied healthcare courses, including physiotherapy and nutrition, will now be through NEET UG..
NEET UG 2026: This is big news for young people preparing for a career in the medical sector. Admission to allied and healthcare courses such as physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics, and optometry will no longer be granted directly. Under the new system, admission to undergraduate and postgraduate allied and healthcare courses will now be based solely on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) score. The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) has issued an official notification regarding this.
Let's find out which 13 allied and healthcare courses now require NEET for admission. When will NEET become mandatory for admission to these courses? What has the NCAHP said in its official notification regarding this?
NEET Mandatory for Admission to These 13 Courses
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) has made NEET mandatory for admission to a total of 13 courses. Following this, admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs in these 13 courses will be based on the NEET score. Until now, admission to these 13 courses was done directly at the university level. That is, universities formulated the rules for admission to these courses. Let's find out which 13 courses are included. Physiotherapy (BPT)
Emergency Medical Technologist (Paramedic), Burn Care Technologist, and Advanced Care Paramedic
Occupational Therapy
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Applied Psychology and Behavioral Health
Optometry
Nutrition and Dietetics
Dialysis Therapy Technology and Dialysis Therapy
Radiotherapy Technology
Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology
Anesthesia and Operation Theatre Technology
Health Information Management
Physician Associates
NEET Admission from 2026
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) issued a notification on November 19, making NEET scores mandatory for admission to 13 allied and healthcare courses. According to the notification, NEET will be mandatory for admission to these 13 allied and healthcare courses from the academic session 2025-26. This system will be implemented across the country. This means that admission to the UG and PG seats of these 13 allied and healthcare courses will be based on NEET scores. Passing NEET will be mandatory for admission to these courses.
What does the notification say?
The NCAHP stated in the notification that, according to the NCAHP Act, 2021, the entry criteria for admission to allied and healthcare courses have been included in the notified curriculum. Admissions to these courses are scheduled to begin from the academic year 2026-27.
The notification instructs the boards working under the Central/State Government/UTs to inform schools/institutes that students wishing to take admission in allied and healthcare undergraduate courses will now be required to pass NEET along with other eligibility criteria.
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