MCC puts NEET PG counselling 2021 on hold; check details
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation 2026 ( NEET PG )
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NEET PG counselling 2021 has been postponed after the supreme court directed the centre to do so till the former takes decision on implementation of OBC and EWS reservation in AIQ seats. NEET PG counselling 2021 was to begin on October 25.
NEET PG counselling 2021 has been postponed till further order. The counselling was supposed to start on Tuesday, October 25. The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to put NEET PG counselling on hold till it decides the validity of implementation of OBC and EWS reservation in All India Quota seats. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna recorded the assurance given by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K M Nataraj who was appearing for the Centre.
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Nataraj held the opinion that students will be in serious problem if the counselling process goes ahead as scheduled. The court was hearing a petition that had challenged the decision of the Centre to provide 27 OBC and 10 percent EWS quota in AIQ seats.
Earlier, the top court had questioned the decision of the Centre on fixing Rs 8 lakh as annual income criteria for the EWS category. "Mr. Arvind Datar has got the communication which was sent only to the colleges for the purpose of verification of seats. There is one more clarificatory notification which has been issued today. Otherwise, counselling will not begin unless the issue has been dealt with by the court somehow," Nataraj was quoted as saying. As per the original NEET PG counselling dates, the registration for the first round was to start on October 25. The last date to complete the registration was October 29.
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The Medical Counselling Committee conducts NEET PG counselling 2021 for admission to 50 percent All India Quota seats. The whole counselling process is conducted online. Candidates have to register and fill application form on the official website to participate in the counselling for NEET PG 2021. MCC conducts two rounds of counselling to fill 12,690 Master of Surgery (MS), 24,306 Doctor of Medicine (MD) and 922 PG Diploma seats. Third round or mop-up round is conducted only when seats remain vacant.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Yes, the NEET PG exam is tough. The exam is designed to test the knowledge of MBBS graduates in 19 subjects. Moreover, the number of seats are limited.
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Answered 6 days ago
Yes, this is a decent rank in NEET PG. Candidates have a high chance of getting admission to the clinical seat in medical colleges.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, NEET PG city intimation slip was released on August 11, 2026. Candidates can check the city intimation slip through login portal. They can know the exam city name through the NEET PG city intimation slip.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, NBEMS released the NEET PG admit card on August 26. They will have to provide the login details to access the admit card online.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
According to the past year data, the last round NEET PG closing rank for MD/MS admission at IUL Lucknow ranged between 4097 and 7174 in the year 2025. The most difficult branch to get admission to was MS Ophthalmology and the most-the easiest one was MS in ENT.
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Yes, for postgraduate medical courses like MD and MS, colleges accept NEET PG scores. For super-specialty courses, NEET SS is required. MBBS admission, however, is based only on NEET UG.
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Answered a month ago
No. NEET-PG is mandatory for all MD admissions in India across all colleges, government, private, deemed, and central institutions. There is no alternative entrance exam or direct admission route for MD. Even foreign nationals of Indian origin need to qualify in the relevant entrance process.
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