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 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago
The NEET MDS result 2026 has not been released yet. The NBE will soon declare the results of NEET MDS on its website- natboard.edu.in.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The NBEMS will release the NEET MDS cutoff 2026 along with the results. The NEET MDS result 2026 will be released by June 2, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days 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
Answered 2 days ago
The NEET MDS 2026 expected cut off scores are shared below-
Category | Expected Cutoff Scores |
|---|---|
General / EWS | 260 – 275 |
OBC | 240 – 255 |
SC / ST | 240 – 255 |
PwD- Gen | 225 – 240 |
V
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
The toughest sections of NEET MDS 2026 were-
- Oral Pathology
- Oral Microbiology
- Oral Medicine and Radiology
The questions from these topics were trickier and more analytical.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
As per the feedback of students who took the exam, the NEET MDA 2026 exam was of a moderate difficulty level. There were more clinical based questions and conceptual questions. Candidates found the paper a bit lengthy and time consuming.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Candidates can download the NEET MDS city intimation slip using the process shared below-
- Visit natboard.edu.in.
- Select NEET MDS exam.
- Click on the Application Link.
- Login to your account.
- Download the city slip.
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Contributor-Level 6
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