Last year's row in mind, govt says won't reduce med PG cut-off
The Indian government has informed the Supreme Court that it will not reduce the cut-off percentile for medical super speciality admissions this year. The court has requested the government to reconsider this decision to prevent a significant number of seats from remaining vacant.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing tension between maintaining high academic standards and ensuring the efficient utilization of medical education infrastructure in India.
NEW DELHI: After facing severe backlash last year for reducing the cut-off percentile to zero for admission to medical colleges for super speciality courses, the Centre Thursday told Supreme Court that it has decided not to reduce cut-off marks this year, but the top court asked govt to take a fresh look and reconsider its decision.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe about govt's decision. She informed the court that the decision was arrived at after consultations between all stakeholders - ministry of health, medical counselling committee (MCC) and National Medical Commission (NMC)."As per the directions of Supreme Court in the Kevin Joy case (2023), it has been decided to conduct a 'special stray round' by the medical counselling committee for the purpose of filling up the vacant super speciality seats arising out of NEET-SS 2025 counselling without reduction in the…
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