Which courses use NEET, who runs counselling, how long each course lasts and who regulates it.
Facts from the official regulations, checked on 22 October 2026. Dates, fees, seats and closing ranks change every year, so check the official sites below.
For this year’s dates and notices, and each regulator’s list of the colleges it recognises.
Every fact above comes from these documents. News and coaching sites are not used as sources.
[1] Information Bulletin, NEET (UG) 2026
National Testing Agency (NTA) · 2026-10-22
Chapters 2, 7 and 9: the courses admitted through NEET (UG), who counsels which seats, and each course’s regulator and regulations. Published February 2026, before the National Dental Commission replaced the DCI.
[2] Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997 (amendment of 4 November 2019), regulation 7.1
National Medical Commission · 2026-10-22
For batches admitted from 2019-20: 4½ academic years of study in nine semesters, followed by one year of compulsory rotating internship. Later MBBS regulations were not reviewed.
[3] Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship Regulations, 2021 (18 November 2021)
National Medical Commission · 2026-10-22
At least twelve months of internship in India, completed within two years, before permanent registration (regulations 4 and 5).
[4] Revised BDS Course Regulations, 2007 (6th amendment, 24 June 2013)
Dental Council of India (now National Dental Commission) · 2026-10-22
The BDS course is “4+1 years, including one year Paid Rotatory Internship”. These DCI regulations remain the course rules until the National Dental Commission replaces them.
[5] Government Constitutes National Dental Commission (20 March 2026)
Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · 2026-10-22
The National Dental Commission and three boards replaced the Dental Council of India; the notifications were issued and took effect on 19 March 2026.
[6] Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda Education Regulations, 2022, regulation 6
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) · 2026-10-22
BAMS lasts five years and six months: three professional stages of eighteen months each, then a twelve-month compulsory rotatory internship.
[7] Minimum Standard of Undergraduate Siddha Education Regulations, 2022, regulation 5
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) · 2026-10-22
BSMS lasts five years and six months: three professional stages of eighteen months each, then a twelve-month compulsory rotatory internship. Candidates who did not study Tamil in Class 10 or 12 study it in the First Professional year (regulation 4).
[8] Education Regulations, 2020 (Diploma in Pharmacy), regulations 4, 5 and 18
Pharmacy Council of India · 2026-10-22
D.Pharm: Class 12 science with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics; two academic years; then at least 500 hours of practical training over at least three months, after the Part II examination.
[9] Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) Course Regulations, 2014, regulations 3, 4 and 7
Pharmacy Council of India · 2026-10-22
B.Pharm: four academic years; Class 12 with English and Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology (not open schooling); D.Pharm holders join the second year; 150 hours of practical training after the second year.
[10] Diploma in Pharmacy Exit Examination Regulations, 2022, regulations 5 to 7
Pharmacy Council of India · 2026-10-22
D.Pharm holders must pass the exit examination (three papers, at least 50% in each, all in the same attempt) before registering as pharmacists with their State Pharmacy Council.
[11] Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Unani Education Regulations, 2022, regulation 5
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) · 2026-10-22
BUMS lasts five years and six months: three professional stages of eighteen months each, then a twelve-month compulsory rotatory internship. Up to 10% of seats may instead be filled through a one-year Pre-Tib programme, to which NEET does not apply (regulation 4).
[12] Homoeopathy Degree Course (B.H.M.S.) Regulations, 2022, regulation 6
National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) · 2026-10-22
BHMS lasts five years and six months: 18 + 12 + 12 + 12 months of study, then a twelve-month compulsory rotatory internship. A 2025 amendment exists and was not reviewed.
[13] B.Sc. Nursing Program: mandatory modules
Indian Nursing Council (INC) · 2026-10-22
“The duration of the program is eight semesters including internship (i.e. 4 years).” Admission rules were not reviewed.