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NEET-PG Cut-Off Slash Challenged in Supreme Court as Counselling Proceeds

Petitioners argue the move violates constitutional guarantees, threatening patient safety.

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A file photo of NEET aspirants | ANI
The NEET MDS 2025 qualifying cut-off percentiles have been lowered for all categories, increasing eligibility for PG dental courses.
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Overview

  • NBEMS’s January 13 notice lowered qualifying percentiles for Round 3 to the 7th percentile for General/EWS (about 103 marks), 5th for General PwBD (about 90), and 0th for SC/ST/OBC (about −40).
  • The PIL in the Supreme Court (Diary No. 3085/2026) filed by Harisharan Devgan, UDF president Dr Lakshya Mittal and others seeks to quash the notice under Article 32, citing Articles 14 and 21 and the NMC Act, 2019.
  • Officials say the revision followed Health Ministry directions to use roughly 18,000 vacant seats and stress that allotment remains rank-based through centralised counselling.
  • Round 3 counselling is moving ahead, with registration open and choice filling scheduled January 16–26, seat allotment from January 27, and results for MD/MS due January 29.
  • Medical bodies including FAIMA and FORDA oppose the change, warning of risks to standards and alleging vacancies cluster in costly private colleges, with some doctors cautioning about seat ‘auctioning’.