SC notes Centre’s determination to cut back 15 percentile marks for admission to NEET-PG, disposes of plea
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By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court famous on Monday {that a} determination has been taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that there shall be a discount throughout all classes of 15 percentile for admission to the NEET-PG programs and disposed of a plea looking for discount of cut-off marks.
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant mentioned the petition which has been instituted by the docs stands disposed of as they might be capable of safe admissions and their grievances can be addressed.
It famous, “By a communication of the Union government dated March 12, 2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided in consultation with the National Medical Commission that there shall be a reduction across all categories of 15 percentile for admission to the NEET PG courses. Thus, for the general category the cut-off percentile is 35, for the physically handicapped general category 30 and for the reserved SC/ST 25.”
The bench mentioned that within the occasion the petitioners nonetheless have any subsisting grievance, “we grant them liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law, including by applying for revival of present proceedings. Hence, the petition is disposed of, at the present stage, reserving liberty to the petitioners, as noted above.”
At the outset, Advocate Prashant Bhushan, showing for the petitioners who’re MBBS docs, mentioned that the counselling is ending on March 30 and now they’ve decreased the cut-off marks. He submitted that final 12 months additionally cut-off marks have been decreased however 7000 seats went vacant.
Bhushan mentioned a illustration is pending that there shouldn’t be no cut-off marks and courtroom could direct for acceptable consideration of the illustration.
Advocate Gaurav Sharma mentioned that PG seats which usually go vacant are these seats that are principally associated to tutorial research.
The bench then requested Sharma to provide the notification handed with regard to discount of cut-off marks and handed the order.
