Overview

• Interim guidelines replace fixed disability percentage thresholds with assessments of functional ability for the 2025–26 MBBS batch.
• Applicants must file two detailed self-certified affidavits alongside their Unique Disability ID and report to one of 16 designated medical boards for verification.
• Medical boards will evaluate essential academic and clinical tasks and may allow compensatory measures when candidates demonstrate alternative competencies.
• Institutions are directed to ensure barrier-free access to all facilities, appoint nodal officers or disability cells and set up grievance redressal mechanisms.
• Disability rights groups, led by Doctors With Disabilities, argue the requirements remain overly restrictive and call for broader, rights-based accommodations.