To be eligible for NEET (UG) – 2021, a General category & GEN EWS candidate must have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually, as well as a minimum of 50 per cent combined marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination as specified in the NMC and DCI Regulations. The minimum marks achieved in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology combined in the qualifying examination for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes or Other Backward Classes (NCL) must be 40% instead of 50% for Unreserved and General-EWS Candidates. According to NMC and DCI regulations, the minimum qualifying examination marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (or Botany and Zoology)/Biotechnology combined should be 40% instead of 50% for PWD applicants.