Doctors can’t be treated like footballs, SC pulls up Centre over NEET SS pattern 2021
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SC has slammed the Centre and NBE for introducing sudden and abrupt changes in NEET SS 2021 pattern. Hearing a plea filed by a group of doctors, the court said doctors can't be treated like football in the game of power.
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and National Board of Examinations (NBE) for the last-minute changes in NEET SS 2021 pattern. While hearing a petition filed by a group of doctors, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna asked why the changes can’t be enforced next year. The court has directed the Centre to have a meeting with concerned authorities and file a response on the matter on October 4.
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The Court said the abrupt changes in NEET SS 2021 pattern can’t be enforced at the last minute as the exam preparation requires months’ of hard work. The young doctors must be treated with sensitivity. "Don't treat these young doctors as footballs in the game of power...We can't put these doctors at the mercy of insensitive bureaucrats...Put your house in order...Just because somebody has the power, you can't yield the power in any manner," the Court said.
The petition, filed by 41 postgraduate doctors had challenged the NBE’s decision to introduce last-minute changes in the pattern of NEET SS 2021. While NEET SS 2021 dates were announced on July 23, changes in the exam pattern were introduced more than a month later on August 31 when the exam was only a couple of months away, the plea stated. As per NEET SS dates 2021, the exam is scheduled to be held on November 13 & November 14.
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The plea contended that the existing pattern was in place for the last three years and previously students used to be informed at least six months before the changes in the pattern were supposed to be introduced. As per the earlier NEET SS 2021 pattern, 40% of questions were asked from the general medicine while the remaining 60% were from the super specialty. But according to the changed NEET SS 2021 pattern, all questions will be asked from the general medicine.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
To check the merit list for Banaras Hindu University admission to super speciality courses, like DM and MCh. Students have to first clear the basic eligibility rules and then appear for the NEET SS entrance exam and attain valid ranks.
Students can then go to the official exam page and check the meri
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The maximum rank to get into BHU would vary according to the category the students belong to. Since the BHU cutoff 2025 for the NEET SS exam has only been released for round 1, the maximum rank admissible was 3527.
Students who want a seat for the most competitive course, ie, DM in Gastroenterology,
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Yes, you can get a seat at BHU with a rank of 200 if you belong to the General AI category. As per the BHU cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, the round 1 ranks varied between 70 and 3527.
To know which course can be availed with a rank of 200, see the table below.
| Course | BHU cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| M.Ch. in Surgical Oncology | 242 |
| M.Ch. in Urology | 442 |
| DM in Cardiology | 639 |
| DM in Nephrology | 721 |
| M.Ch. in Neuro Surgery | 830 |
| M.Ch. in Plastic Surgery | 1044 |
| DM in Neurology | 1979 |
| M.Ch. in Paediatric Surgery | 3461 |
| M.Ch. in Cardio Thoracic Surgery | 3527 |
Note - This is the cutoff for
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BHU cutoff Round 1 has been released for admission to the MCh and DM courses based on the NEET SS entrance examination. The cutoff was published for various All India categories.
To get a seat for the MCh courses, according to the BHU NEET SS cutoff 2025, the General AI category students who need
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna NEET SS cutoff 2025 ranged from 6 to 2768 for the General AI category students in round 1. Hence, according to this round, students need to secure a rank of at least 2768 if they belong to the General AI category. Other categories, rounds, etc., wi
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The rank required for admission to SRM Medical College's DM and MCh courses would depend on the category the student belongs to.
According to the SRM Medical College NEET SS cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, the maximum rank admissible was 4229 in round 1. The hardest course was DM in Neonat
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Seth GS Medical College NEET SS cutoff 2025 ranged from 28 to 1623 for the General category students belonging to the All India quota. This is the cutoff for round 1, wherein DM in Clinical Pharmacology was the toughest course for admission.
Refer to the table below to know the round 1 cutoff for th
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The rank needed for admission to Madras Medical Mission depends entirely on which category you belong to. According to round 1 of Madras Medical Mission NEET SS cutoff 2025 for the General AI category, students would need a rank of at least 4568 to avail admission. The most difficult course for admi
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GMC Srinagar cutoff 2025 for the DNB course specialisations ranged from 577 to 3084 for the General AI category in round 1. According to this round, the most and least competitive branches for admission were Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, respectively.
Students can refer to the table b
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