Health Ministry Eliminates NEET-PG Cut-off for the Current Year

The Indian government has set the NEET-PG-2023 qualifying percentile to zero, enabling all medical graduates to take part in super speciality course admission counseling this year. This move aims to prevent any unfilled PG seats.

In a recent development, the government has lowered the NEET-PG-2023 qualifying percentile to zero for all categories, granting eligibility to all medical graduates for super speciality course admission counseling this year.

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Reducing Percentile to Address Annual PG Medical Seat Vacancies

India has approximately 70,000 PG medical seats, with an annual vacancy of 2,000-2,500 seats due to lack of applicants. Health ministry officials stated that they reduced the qualifying percentile to prevent any unused PG seats. An official mentioned that this year, even after two rounds of NEET-PG counseling, numerous seats in disciplines like physiology, anatomy, and biochemistry remain unoccupied.

NMC Officials Clarify Percentile Cut as a Singular Action

As per the government directive issued on Wednesday, new registration and preference selection for the third round of PG counseling will commence for candidates who have become eligible due to the percentile reduction.

The order encourages newly eligible candidates to register and participate in the third round of counseling. Candidates who have previously registered do not need to register again; however, they can modify their preferences. The MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) website will soon post a revised timetable for PG counseling rounds starting from the third round.

Relevance of NEET-PG-2023 Scores Despite Zero Cut-off

Despite the zero cut-off, NEET-PG remains significant as applicants will still be ranked according to their scores.

Varied Medical Community Reactions to NEET-PG Percentile Reduction

The decision sparked strong responses from the medical community. While the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) endorsed the decision, medical organizations like the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) expressed their opposition. Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, Chairman of the IMA’s action committee, appreciated the government’s move to lower the percentile.

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