NEET UG 2025: PwBD certificate from MCC-designated centres mandatory for AIQ seats; new rules out
Anu Parthiban | July 22, 2025 | 10:40 PM IST | 3 mins read
NEET UG Counselling 2025: The MCC has established 16 designated centres for issuing disability certificates for PwBD candidates. Guidelines for MBBS admission of PwBD explained.
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Try NowThe Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has issued new guidelines for PwBD candidates seeking admission to MBBS and BDS courses through NEET UG counselling 2025. Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) will now have to mandatorily obtain a disability certificate from one of the 16 MCC-designated centres.
The revised PwD guidelines for MBBS admission come days after the National Medical Commission ( NMC ) notified the interim regulations, introducing a self-declaration process. Candidates will have to fill the self-certified affidavits in the prescribed format and approach the designated medical board for verification.
According to the revised guidelines, all candidates with benchmark disabilities, who possess a valid UDID card issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) and meet the NEET UG eligibility criteria will be considered for AIQ seats under the PwD category.
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Guidelines for PwBD MBBS admission
To claim the reservation, candidates will have to approach one of the 16 MCC-designated disability centers and submit all the required documents.
- NEET UG 2025 result demonstrating eligibility for the MBBS course.
- Valid UDID card (Yellow or above) issued by the DEPwD —excluding visual disabilities.
- Self-certified affidavits in the prescribed format.
“The certificate will be generated by the centre as per details of disability mentioned on the UDID card, affidavit submitted by the PwBD candidate, fulfillment of eligibility criteria subject to Board assessment of functional competencies,” the MCC said.
“For disabilities other than the one already discussed in respect of Locomotor, Hearing, Visual and SLD/ASD/ Mental Illness, they will have to submit a valid UDID card and the self-certified affidavit prescribed under the category ‘Others’,” it added.
Only those candidates who have obtained the disability certificate from these centres will be shown choices of PwD seats for AIQ quota. Students seeking admission under 85% state quota can visit state disability boards for obtaining certificates.
MCC sets up 16 designated centres
The MCC has set up 16 designated centres for issuing disability certificates for PwBD candidates.
|
Name of disability certification centre |
City/State |
Specialities available for which disability certificate can be issued as per category of disabilities mentioned in disability certificate |
|
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital (VMMC and SJH) |
New Delhi |
All disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except Visual disabilities category and Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioural disabilities. |
|
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR) |
Mumbai |
For Locomotor Disability only |
|
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) |
Kolkata |
All disabilities as mentioned in disability certificate |
|
Madras Medical College (MMC) |
Chennai |
All disabilities as mentioned in disability certificate |
|
Grant Government Medical College, JJ Hospital Compound |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
All disabilities as mentioned in disability certificate |
|
Goa Medical College |
Goa |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate except speech disability. |
|
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram |
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate. Ophthalmology Tests to be conducted at Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram under GMC Thiruvananthapuram |
|
SMS Medical College |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate Certificate except: 1. Neurology- Genetic Testing 2. ENT- Speech & Language Disability Testing Orthopaedics/ PMR- Gonitometer Adult. Plumb Line, Hand Dynamometer, Laser |
|
Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32 |
Chandigarh |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate |
|
Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board |
Agartala/Tripura |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate |
|
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University |
Varanasi/ Uttar Pradesh |
All disabilities as mentioned in the disability certificate except Intellectual Disability. |
|
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities, Bandra, Mumbai |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
For Hearing Disabilities only |
|
AIIMS, Nagpur |
Nagpur, Maharashtra |
All disabilities as mentioned in disability certificate |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and RML Hospital, New Delhi. (ABVIMS and RMLH) |
New Delhi |
All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except ENT For Visual Disability: Candidates who use LVAs may bring their own LVAs which can be checked. |
|
Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals (LHMC) |
Delhi |
All disabilities as mentioned in disability certificate |
|
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru |
Mysuru, Karnataka |
For speech and hearing disabilities only |
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