Overview
- Qualifying thresholds were reset to the 7th percentile for general/EWS, the 5th percentile for general PwBD, and zero percentile for SC/ST/OBC, enabling eligibility at scores as low as −40 out of 800 due to negative marking.
- NBEMS said the change governs eligibility for the third round of counselling only and does not alter candidates’ NEET‑PG scores or ranks.
- Officials framed the step as necessary to avoid wasting thousands of PG training seats and to address staffing gaps, especially in less‑preferred non‑clinical disciplines.
- The Medical Counselling Committee is expected to release the third‑round schedule, and it has updated the seat matrix by adding 540 seats from resignations and 135 newly approved seats, bringing the total to 32,215.
- Doctors’ groups and activists criticized the move as diluting merit and potentially benefiting private colleges, even as the Indian Medical Association had sought a cut‑off revision to reduce vacancies.