Overview
- NBEMS cut the qualifying percentile to the 7th for general, 5th for PwBD and 0th for SC/ST/OBC, translating to cut-off scores of 103, 90 and −40 out of 800, respectively.
- Officials cite more than 18,000 postgraduate seats lying vacant after two counselling rounds and say ranks and scores remain unchanged with admissions through MCC counselling only.
- NBEMS says it acted on Health Ministry directions following an Indian Medical Association request to prevent seat wastage and maintain teaching-hospital capacity.
- Authorities note similar percentile relaxations have been used in past cycles and stress that all candidates are MBBS graduates eligible for postgraduate training.
- FAIMA, FORDA and state resident doctor groups call the reduction a dilution of merit, urge withdrawal of the notice and warn of protests, while the MCC schedule for round three is awaited.