NEET-PG 2021: Scale back cut-off and declare revised outcomes, DGHS tells NBE | India Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: To refill vacant postgraduate medical seats, the Directorate Basic Of Well being Providers (DGHS) on Saturday requested the Nationwide Board of Examinations (NBE) “to cut back the cut-off [concerning NEET-PG 2021] by 15 percentile throughout all classes” and “declare the revised outcome”.
In a letter to NBE govt director Minu Bajpai, member secretary of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) B Srinivas mentioned: “After due dialogue, it has been determined by the MoHFW to cut back the cut-off by 15 percentile throughout all classes.”
The qualifying percentile for common class could also be lowered to thirty fifth percentile, for PH(Genl) to thirtieth percentile, and for reserved class (SC/ST/OBC) to twenty fifth percentile.

“Kindly declare the revised outcome and date of newly eligible candidates on the earliest,” it added.
In keeping with well being ministry officers, the choice was taken in session with the Nationwide Medical Fee (NMC) in view of roughly 8,000 seats nonetheless remaining vacant even after two rounds of all India and two rounds of state quota counselling.
“The transfer goals to stop seat wastage. With this discount in percentile roughly 25,000 contemporary candidates can take part within the mop spherical of the continuing counselling,” an official mentioned.
The Federation of All India Medical Affiliation welcomed the transfer saying the choice would assist in filling up all of the vacant seats.

The federation mentioned it had been requesting the ministry to decrease the cut-offs in order that extra aspirants may take part within the mop-up counselling course of. “In any other case, such college students should look ahead to the following examination session to be able to pursue their PG research,” it mentioned.
The Federation of Resident Docs’ Affiliation has additionally welcomed the choice saying it will assist in decreasing “wastage of treasured broad-speciality seats”.

In the meantime, the NMC has additionally eliminated the higher age restrict for these showing in NEET-UG 2022 examination.
(With inputs from businesses)