New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the decision to reduce the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26 was taken after detailed deliberations by expert bodies in view of a large number of vacant postgraduate medical seats and in the interest of optimal utilisation of national healthcare infrastructure.An affidavit filed by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) stated that the challenge to the January 13 notifica…
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination. As per the daily cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will take up the matter for hearing on February 23. Earlier, the apex court court had issued notice on the PIL questioning the decision of the Nati…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has told the Supreme Court that it had no role whatsoever in the decision to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26, adding that its function is strictly limited to conducting the examination and publishing results as per directions issued by the competent authorities. In a short reply sworn by NBEMS Law Officer Mohd. Sameen, it was stated that the petition challenging the January 13 n…