SC issues notice on candidate’s plea to change NEET PG 2021 exam centre

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation 2026 ( NEET PG )

SC has issued notice on a petition filed by a group of NEET PG candidates where they had highlighted the issue being faced by them due to lack of changing exam centre option in NEET PG 2021. Read to know more.

SC has issued notice on a petition filed by a group of NEET PG candidates where they had highlighted the issue being faced by them due to lack of changing exam centre option in NEET PG 2021. Read to know more.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the National Board of Examinations and the Central government over a plea regarding changing the exam centre for NEET PG 2021. The petition filed by some NEET PG 2021 candidates, had highlighted the problems faced in the absence of an option to change the NEET PG 2021 centre.

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Petitioners, two of whom are in the last trimester of pregnancy had sought Court’s help to direct NBE for providing an option to change NEET PG centre 2021. “Issue notice only with respect to petitioners 1 and 2 who are in their seventh and eighth month of pregnancy respectively,” the bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath said.

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The matter will be heard again on Thursday, September 2. Senior Advocate Kavin Gulati who were representing the doctors said, “On 06.08.2021, they (National Board of Examination) said that the new candidates who had filled were allowed to chose the centres and not the ones who had filled the form and were eligible earlier.” Several NEET PG candidates have requested NBE to change the exam centre due to travelling issues amid COVID-19 situation.

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With 485 marks in NEET PG 2026, your eligibility depends on your All India Rank (AIR) and category, though a score of 485 comfortably clears the general qualifying cutoff (262 out of 720).

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Yes, a 20K rank could be considered a good rank for admission to NITTE University to the MD and MS courses via the NEET PG exam. For the General AI category, the maximum admitted rank was 228775 for the MD course (MD in Physiology) and 69763 for the MS (MS in General Surgery) course via the NITTE Un

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 3 weeks ago

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The MD Forensic Medicine cut-off in NEET-PG 2026 is, honestly, one of the most rank-friendly in the entire MD table — which makes this para-clinical branch a serious government-college route for candidates sitting on a lower rank. NEET-PG 2026 results were declared by NBEMS on 24 September 2026,

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heena agrawal

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Answered a month ago

Candidates can check the expected NEET PG 2026 qualifying marks below. 

CategoryQualifying PercentileExpected Qualifying Marks
General50th295–315
General PwBD45th275–295
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD)40th255–275

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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470 is an average mark in NEET PG. Candidates can qualify the exam but securing admission to the clinical courses is not possible.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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NBEMS declared NEET PG 2026 result on September 24. NEET PG result link is activated on the website natboard.edu.in. Candidates can check their rank and marks obtained. They will also know the NEET PG cutoff marks.

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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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The rank needed for MSU Baroda admission would depend on the category, round and course chosen. For the General AI category, the maximum rank accepted for admission was 63284 for the MD in Microbiology course. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 63284 to be eligible for admission. Refe

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Neerja Rohatgi

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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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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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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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Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

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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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