1.) The applicant must be a Citizen of India.

2.)

• For admission to degree level courses in Medical, Dental candidates must have passed H.S. (10+2) Examination of W.B. Council of H.S. Education or equivalent examination recognized by West Bengal University of Health Sciences with the prescribed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences and Vernacular (or any other fifth subject).


• Candidates must have also passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences taken together at the qualifying examination. In addition, for admission to Medical and Dental courses candidates must have come in the Merit List by securing not less than 50%marks in Physics & Chemistry and Biological Sciences taken together in the Joint Entrance Examination, West Bengal.


• In respect of SC/ST candidates the aforesaid marks will be 40% instead of 50% both in the qualifying examination (for Medical, Dental) in the Joint Entrance Examination, West Bengal.


• Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination are allowed to sit for JEM- provisionally and their admission, if merit listed, will be subjected to satisfying the minimum requirements of eligibility as specified above. No candidate, even if selected on merit on the basis of his/her performance in the Joint Entrance Examination, will be admitted to the 1st year M.B.B.S. & B.D.S. Course unless he/she has passed any of the above mentioned qualifying examinations with pass marks in each of the subjects (both theoretical and practical portions individually in case of Science subjects and even in case of optional subject) and also in the aggregate before admission to the 1st year M.B.B.S. /B.D.S. Class.

3.)

Age Restriction:

Each Applicant shall be between 17 years and 24 years of age on the same year of exam.

4.)

Residential requirements

: To be eligible for admission to the general M.B.B.S. & B.D.S. seats, the respective categories of candidates shall be citizens of India and either have been residing in the State of West Bengal uninterruptedly/continuously for not less than 10 years, or whose parents are permanent residents of W.B. having their permanent home address in the State of W.B. Certificate of residence shall have to be produced in the performa as printed in the FORM for JEM' from any of the competent authorities as given below. The performa of Residential Certificate as printed in the form is required to be filled in properly.

The Residential Certificate should be obtained from any of the competent authorities' viz., District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Officer / Block Development Officer / Superintendent of Police or Additional Supdt. Of Police / Chief or Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate / Director of Scheduled Caste and Tribe Welfare/ Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner of Calcutta Police / Deputy Secretary or above to the Government of West Bengal in whose jurisdiction the candidates reside.

NOTE:

- Certificate of residence is to furnished by the applicant from the competent authority in the appropriate place in the applications form. The Applicant must retain with him/her a copy of such certificate (candidate's copy) for productions on demand at any time during the process of admission.