Congress asks if NEET PG cut-off was reduced to help private medical colleges
Press Trust of India | January 18, 2025 | 11:39 AM IST | 1 min read
Jairam Ramesh, AICC said in a post on X, "The Modi government has yet again reduced the cut-off percentile for admission to PG in medical colleges through NEET."
NEW DELHI: The Congress asked on Friday whether the lowering of the cut-off percentile for admission to post-graduate medical courses through the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was done to benefit private medical colleges.
"The Modi government has yet again reduced the cut-off percentile for admission to PG in medical colleges through NEET ," All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, citing media reports.
"The unofficial explanation is that this is done because the majority of leftover seats are in non-clinical branches for which there is little demand," he added. "But this move also raises serious doubts as to whether the lowering of cut-offs benefits only private medical colleges," the Congress leader said.
Ramesh cited a media report, claiming that the government has decided to drastically reduce the cut-off percentile for admission to postgraduate (PG) seats in medical colleges after the first two rounds of counselling due to several seats going vacant.
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