Particle.news
Download on the App Store
12 ARTICLES
·
2mo ago

NBEMS Distances Itself From NEET-PG Cut-Off Shift, Says 95,913 More Now Eligible

The Supreme Court will examine the challenges to the revised thresholds on February 23.

Image
Candidates outside a NEET examination centre | Representative Image | ANI
REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE — One of the doctors in Lady Hardinge Medical College’s microbiology lab isolates bacteria from urine samples. | Akanksha Mishra | ThePrint
Image

Overview

  • In a Supreme Court affidavit, NBEMS said the January 13 cut-off change was decided by the DGHS, Health Ministry and NMC, and that its role is limited to conducting the exam and publishing results.
  • NBEMS submitted data showing the number of qualified candidates rose from 1,28,116 to 2,24,029 after the revision, creating 95,913 additional eligible candidates.
  • The board warned that reversing the notification would directly affect those newly eligible candidates and argued they should be heard before any order is passed.
  • The Delhi High Court earlier dismissed a challenge to the policy, finding no arbitrariness and noting the move sought optimal utilisation of postgraduate seats.
  • Counselling continues with a final stray round listing 2,980 vacancies, after percentiles were cut to the 7th for general (score 103), 5th for general PwBD (90) and 0 for reserved categories (down to −40).