NEET PG 2023: IMA dials Health Minister demanding 30% reduction in cut-off

The NEET-PG cut-off for 2023 is 50 for the General category, 40 for SC/ST/OBC and 45 for General-PwD candidates.

The Indian Medical Association has sent a letter to the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the revision of cut-off criteria for NEET PG 2023.

The doctor's body has demanded to reduce the NEET PG 2023 cut-off percentile up to 30% so that most of the seats can be filled in both clinical and non-clinical branches.

The NEET-PG cut-off for 2023 is 50 for the General category, 40 for SC/ST/OBC and 45 for General-PwD candidates. IMA in its letter has stated that when the country was in a state of emergency and people were dying, the doctors left their homes and served the nation fervently. The time has come for the administration to recognize them for their selfless service by reducing the cutoff marks for NEET-PG 2023.

“This will ensure that a significant number of aspiring doctors can enrol for postgraduate programs in various medical colleges across the country and not a single postgraduate seat goes vacant,” reads an IMA letter.

The association has stated that as a result of high cutoff scores, aspiring medical students will not only be prevented from entering postgraduation but will also be compelled to travel overseas to pursue their dream field of postgraduation, further depleting the medical manpower pool in India. It states: “We cannot afford to lose these precious gems in such a time when the country needs a full-blown medical army to protect citizens.”

It has urged the concerned authorities to look into this matter as early as possible and take immediate steps to resolve it and help the country acquire more specialist doctors. “The safety and well-being of the people of our country hinges on you ensuring that adequate medical staff is available so that there is no shortage of human resources within the medical profession,” mentions the IMA letter.

It has also stated that by making the right decision, the administration can make the lives of many aspiring and hardworking doctors worthwhile, which will ultimately benefit the nation in the long run. It demands: “We request you to reduce the NEET PG 2023 cut-off percentile up to 30% so that most of the seats are filled in both clinical and non-clinical branches.”

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