# Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

> Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (MBBS) at Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, India.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-25
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## Key facts

- University: [Chettinad Academy of Research and Education](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/chettinad-academy-of-research-and-education) (Private, Kelambakkam, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [MBBS](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/mbbs)
- Duration: 66 months
- Fees: ₹1,35,00,000
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Official programme page: https://care.edu.in/school/faculty-of-medicine/faculty-of-medicine-admissions/

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Domestic NEET-qualified applicants meeting the exact academic/medical qualification conditions.
- Restriction: This entry covers Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute at Chettinad Health City, Kelambakkam, not another CARE campus.
- Restriction: Admission remains subject to MCC allotment and applicable NMC qualification/registration verification.
- Restriction: This entry verifies the domestic route; overseas-category permission and a separate international price are not inferred.

Foreign primary medical qualifications require the specifically published screening, recognition and registration checks. No foreign licensing or admission outcome is guaranteed.

## Admissions

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is a 5.5-year regular medical programme at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam. Admission follows the relevant NEET merit and MCC centralised counselling process.

Meet the medical qualification, examination, registration and reporting conditions for the exact degree and admission cycle.

- Be at least 17 years old by 31 December 2026 (born on or before 31 December 2009).
- Pass 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English, passing each subject individually.
- PCB/Biotechnology aggregate:50%; SC/ST/OBC 40%; benchmark-disability 45% under the published bulletin, subject to category verification.
- Qualify NEET-UG 2026 and appear in its merit list. Published qualifying percentiles: General/EWS 50 th; General/EWS-PwBD 45 th; SC/ST/OBC, including PwBD,40 th.
- Admission requires MCC centralised counselling allotment, institutional reporting and original-document verification; qualifying the test does not guarantee admission.

Steps:

1. Qualify the relevant NEET examination and register for the applicable MCC centralised counselling. Choose the exact CHRI degree and verified seat category.
2. After MCC allotment, follow the reporting deadline in the allotment letter and report to the CARE administrative office at Chettinad Health City, Kelambakkam.
3. Produce original academic, examination and category records; complete university verification and pay through the official institutional channel. Obtain written admission confirmation.

- Document: Class 10 and Class 12/equivalent qualification and mark sheets establishing the required subjects and marks.
- Application document: Relevant NEET admit card and score/rank record, MCC allotment order and university reporting/application records.
- Application document: Identity, birth-date, photographs and applicable category/PwBD records requested for verification.
This entry uses the published 2026–27 admission rules. Reporting follows the MCC allotment letter and current official notices; no future application deadline or first-entry month is independently promised.


## Teaching phases

- 4.5 academic years (): Medical academic and clinical study; confirm teaching/examination language with CHRI.
- 1-year CRMI (): Compulsory rotating medical internship at the attached teaching hospital; bulletin states no tuition payable for this phase.

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