The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea that had sought direction to MCC to announce NEET DS counselling dates in not more than three weeks. Read to know more.
The Supreme Court on Friday, July 2, issued a notice on a plea against the delay in NEET MDS counselling 2021. The plea, filed by a group of NEET MDS aspirants had sought direction to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to announce the date of counselling at the earliest. A Bench led by Justice Chandrachud has sought a response from the Centre, National Board of Examination (NBE) and Dental Council of India over the "unjust and infinite” delay in the counselling schedule.
The National Board of Examinations had conducted NEET MDS 2021 exam on December 16 and the results were announced on December 31. Students said that even after so many months, there are no updates regarding the NEET MDS 2021 counselling schedule.
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In the petition, filed through Advocates Charu Mathur and Tanvi Dubey, students had sought direction to MCC to announce counselling schedule in maximum three weeks. "Umpteen efforts were made by the Petitioners to get in touch with the Respondents in order to get an idea about the schedule of the counselling, however, till today there has been no update, regarding the counselling," the petition said.
The plea also raised concerns regarding the conduct of NEET MDS counselling with NEET PG 2021 for which exam will be conducted after August 31, 2021. The court will again hear the matter on July 12.
NEET MDS, an eligibility cum ranking examination that is conducted for admissions to all the postgraduate dental courses offered by the institutions in India. NBE conducts the exam annually for admission to the Masters in Dental Surgery programmes across the country.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The NEET MDS registration 2027 is expected to start in March. The official dates regarding the registration and application form will be announced soon.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
The NBEMS has not announced the NEET MDS 2027 exam date yet. However, it is expected that the exam will be held in May 2027.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Have a look at the NEET MDS cutoff 2026 scores below-
Category | Cutoff Scores |
|---|---|
General / EWS | 308 |
OBC | 271 |
SC / ST | 271 |
PwD- Gen | 289 |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Hi,
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) does not release the offifical question papers. We cannot provide the NEET MDS question papers.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Candidates can guesstimate the NEET MDS scores after knowing the status of their responses as right or wrong. Know the scores using the given process-
- +4 for each correct answer
- -1 for each incorrect answer
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The NEET MDS qualifying percentile remains the same every year. Have a look at the NEET MDS cutoff percentile for General, OBC, SC, ST and PwD categories-
Category | Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|
General / EWS | 50th Percentile |
OBC | 40th Percentile |
SC / ST | 40th Percentile |
PwD- Gen | 45th Percentile |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Candidates can check NEET MDS result using the process shared below-
- Visit the website.
- Select the MDS exam.
- Click on the result link.
- Download the result PDF.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The NEET MDS result 2026 has been released. The NBE declared the results of NEET MDS on June 2, 2026, on its website- natboard.edu.in.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The NBEMS released the NEET MDS cutoff 2026 along with the results. The NEET MDS result 2026 was released on June 2, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Around 270 to 300 colleges in India accept the NEET MDS cutoff scores. Around 7,000 seats in government, private and deemed colleges are filled through the NEET MDS counselling.
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Contributor-Level 6
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