SC asks Centre to reduce cut-off to prevent super-specialty med seats going waste
The Supreme Court of India has requested the Union government to consider lowering the NEET-SS 2025 qualifying cut-off marks to fill approximately 1,800 vacant super-specialty medical seats. The court has scheduled a follow-up hearing for September 17 to address the issue of unfilled seats.
Why it matters
Reducing cut-offs could prevent the loss of critical medical training opportunities and help address the shortage of super-specialty doctors in the country.
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: As about 1,800 of the more than 4,000 super-specialty medical seats are lying vacant even after two rounds of counselling, Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union govt to consider lowering the NEET-SS 2025 qualifying cutoff marks.“Having examined the matter from different perspectives, we are of the opinion that it may be necessary to reconsider the decision for reducing the cut-off percentile,” a bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe said.“This is rather compelling because a large number of seats have remained unfilled even as of today,” the court said in the case concerning admissions under NEET-SS 2025 counselling.The bench asked additional solicitor-general Aishwarya Bhati to convey its concern to the Union health ministry and seek an appropriate decision and listed the matter for Sept 17.Earlier, Centre told Supreme Court that it had decided not to reduce the cut-off marks this year after consultations between…
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