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NEW DELHI: All who appeared for the NEET PG 2023 examination will now turn into eligible to take part within the postgraduate counselling course of. This was introduced on Wednesday by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which diminished the qualifying percentile for the postgraduate medical entrance examination to ‘Zero’ throughout all classes.
The determination was taken following the advice of the Union Health Ministry.
However, the transfer ignited fierce debate among the many medical associations and practitioners. While some hailed the transfer, others decried it, saying that it will carry down the benefit and high quality of future docs.
In an official notification, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Under Secretary, Government of India, mentioned, “I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that the recommendation for a reduction in the qualifying percentile for postgraduate courses for 2023 (NEET PG 2023) has been considered in the ministry. Approval of competent authority is now conveyed for reduction of qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2023 to ‘Zero’ across all categories.”
Many associations, together with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), FAIMA, FORDA and UDFA, had demanded that the cut-off be diminished to accommodate NEET-PG aspirants, as over 8,000 seats in medical and non-clinical in authorities and non-government schools have been vacant throughout the nation.
In an announcement, IMA mentioned, “There is another feather in the cap of National IMA HQs, getting glorifying success in its endeavour for a reduction in the Percentile for admission to NEET PG Examination to zero.”
United Doctors Front Association National President Dr Lakshya Mittal, who had additionally petitioned the federal government on behalf of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) who couldn’t take part within the ongoing NEET-PG counselling session attributable to excessive cut-off, welcomed the step. Describing it as a “big victory” for the medical fraternity for NEET aspirants throughout the nation, he mentioned, “A unique history has been created in NEET-PG.”
Welcoming the choice to make everybody eligible for the remaining rounds of counselling for NEET-PG 2023, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) mentioned it was excellent news. Its president, Dr Aviral Mathur, mentioned, “I believe that the health ministry has valid reasons for this decision, which may serve the larger interest of aspiring doctors and the healthcare system.”
But FAIMA India Chairman Dr Rohan Krishnan mentioned the choice will “kill merit.”
“This is a very worrying trend,” he informed this paper. He mentioned decreasing the cut-off to Zero is making a mockery of medical training in India and bringing down the healthcare customary. “This will promote corruption and high fees in private medical colleges.”
Many docs took to social media to lift objections to the cut-off. Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy, the senior interventional heart specialist at Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru, posted on X (previously Twitter), “Zero percentile is the new cut-off! It is high time patients ask their treating doctors about their academic performance and how they got into their MBBS, PG and super speciality.”
Dr Dhruv Chauhan, who’s the nationwide zonal coordinator of the Indian Medical Association-Medical Students Network (IMA-MSN ), mentioned {that a} pupil scoring 400 and a pupil scoring 0 can be equal since each can get seats exhibits the loss of life of benefit of deserving candidates. “Increase in corruption and PG seat prices in private college due to increased number of candidates. Only those with money will become specialists since the rest will not get seats if they don’t have the privilege of assets,” he posted on X.
Earlier, the NEET PG cut-off percentile was 50 percentile for unreserved classes, 45 percentile for PwD classes, and 40 percentile for reserved class college students. However, final yr, it was diminished to the 35 percentile for the overall class; the 20 percentile for PwD, and SC, ST and OBC went all the way down to the 20 percentile.
NEW DELHI: All who appeared for the NEET PG 2023 examination will now turn into eligible to take part within the postgraduate counselling course of. This was introduced on Wednesday by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which diminished the qualifying percentile for the postgraduate medical entrance examination to ‘Zero’ throughout all classes.
The determination was taken following the advice of the Union Health Ministry.
However, the transfer ignited fierce debate among the many medical associations and practitioners. While some hailed the transfer, others decried it, saying that it will carry down the benefit and high quality of future docs. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
In an official notification, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Under Secretary, Government of India, mentioned, “I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that the recommendation for a reduction in the qualifying percentile for postgraduate courses for 2023 (NEET PG 2023) has been considered in the ministry. Approval of competent authority is now conveyed for reduction of qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2023 to ‘Zero’ across all categories.”
Many associations, together with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), FAIMA, FORDA and UDFA, had demanded that the cut-off be diminished to accommodate NEET-PG aspirants, as over 8,000 seats in medical and non-clinical in authorities and non-government schools have been vacant throughout the nation.
In an announcement, IMA mentioned, “There is another feather in the cap of National IMA HQs, getting glorifying success in its endeavour for a reduction in the Percentile for admission to NEET PG Examination to zero.”
United Doctors Front Association National President Dr Lakshya Mittal, who had additionally petitioned the federal government on behalf of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) who couldn’t take part within the ongoing NEET-PG counselling session attributable to excessive cut-off, welcomed the step. Describing it as a “big victory” for the medical fraternity for NEET aspirants throughout the nation, he mentioned, “A unique history has been created in NEET-PG.”
Welcoming the choice to make everybody eligible for the remaining rounds of counselling for NEET-PG 2023, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) mentioned it was excellent news. Its president, Dr Aviral Mathur, mentioned, “I believe that the health ministry has valid reasons for this decision, which may serve the larger interest of aspiring doctors and the healthcare system.”
But FAIMA India Chairman Dr Rohan Krishnan mentioned the choice will “kill merit.”
“This is a very worrying trend,” he informed this paper. He mentioned decreasing the cut-off to Zero is making a mockery of medical training in India and bringing down the healthcare customary. “This will promote corruption and high fees in private medical colleges.”
Many docs took to social media to lift objections to the cut-off. Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy, the senior interventional heart specialist at Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru, posted on X (previously Twitter), “Zero percentile is the new cut-off! It is high time patients ask their treating doctors about their academic performance and how they got into their MBBS, PG and super speciality.”
Dr Dhruv Chauhan, who’s the nationwide zonal coordinator of the Indian Medical Association-Medical Students Network (IMA-MSN ), mentioned {that a} pupil scoring 400 and a pupil scoring 0 can be equal since each can get seats exhibits the loss of life of benefit of deserving candidates. “Increase in corruption and PG seat prices in private college due to increased number of candidates. Only those with money will become specialists since the rest will not get seats if they don’t have the privilege of assets,” he posted on X.
Earlier, the NEET PG cut-off percentile was 50 percentile for unreserved classes, 45 percentile for PwD classes, and 40 percentile for reserved class college students. However, final yr, it was diminished to the 35 percentile for the overall class; the 20 percentile for PwD, and SC, ST and OBC went all the way down to the 20 percentile.
