Overview
- The January 13 NBEMS notice reset eligibility to the 7th percentile (103) for General/EWS, 5th percentile (90) for General PwBD, and 0th percentile (score reported as −40) for SC/ST/OBC including PwBD.
- A PIL titled Harisharan Devgan v. Union of India (Diary No. 3085/2026) has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging violations of Articles 14 and 21 and seeking to quash the notification.
- Officials say the revision followed Union Health Ministry directions to expand the pool after about 18,000 seats remained vacant through two rounds, with vacancies concentrated in private colleges and non-clinical subjects.
- Round-3 is proceeding under the revised criteria: choice filling runs January 16–26, allotment begins January 27, and MD/MS results are scheduled for January 29.
- Doctors’ bodies including FAIMA, FORDA and UDF have demanded a rollback, while the government argues the move only widens counselling eligibility and reflects past zero-percentile relaxations.