NEET PG Counselling 2024 Live: MCC schedule soon at mcc.nic.in; admission process

Several NEET PG 2024 candidates filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to issue the NEET PG 2024 answer key along with candidates' response sheets and raw scores. Aspirants raised questions on the transparency in the NEET PG result 2024 due to absence of clarity on the normalization method adopted by the board for the first time in the exam's history.  

The opening and closing ranks for the MD Dermatology programme are as follows:

During the last Supreme Court hearing on NEET PG result 2024, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud described it "unusual" that the NEET PG exam pattern was changed at the last minute. The top court issued a notice to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), requesting the disclosure of the NEET PG 2024 answer keys and question papers and asked to ensure transparency in the medical admission process.

The number of NEET PG seats has increased from 31,185 in 2014 to 70,645 currently, according to a written response by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Parliament. Over the past five years, the number of postgraduate seats increased from 39,583 in 2018-19 to 64,059 in 2022-23, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in his reply.

A fake NEET PG 2024 counselling schedule went viral on social media prompting candidates to joke about it. Several aspirants shared memes saying they have been pranked. MCC is yet to notify the NEET PG counselling 2024 schedule on its official website, mcc.nic.in. 

In NEET PG counselling 2024, the following reservation policy will be followed: 

• SC - 15%
• ST - 7.5%
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central OBC list - 27%
• EWS - 10%
• PwD - 5%

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts four rounds of National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2024 including round 1, round 2, mop-up round, and stray vacancy round. 

Only those students who have cleared the National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 and are domicile-free are eligible to apply for NEET PG counselling 2024 to be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). 

The registration for round 1 of NEET PG counselling 2024 is underway. Candidates who qualified NEET PG 2024 exam can apply for postgraduate medical admissions on the official website, mcc.nic.in. 

Supreme Court advocates told Careers360 that NEET PG Supreme Court case will not be heard today but on October 25 only. "The Supplementary List (Miscellaneous Cases) for 15th Oct 2024 - 10:30 AM onwards, has been released by SC. These cases would be taken up by CJI Bench. There is no mention of “Ishika Jain vs NBE” in that list. As per information posted by the petitioner’s, the case would be heard on 25th October 2024 (Friday) as scheduled, the advocates of “Ishika Jain” couldn’t get any earlier date in the said matter."

NEET PG Supreme Court case not today. (Image: Supreme Court/Wikimedia Commons)

The National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2024 will be conducted for admission to 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in MD, MS, DNB, PG Diploma programmes. 

As per the update on the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2024 schedule will be announced 'soon'. Notably, the NEET PG Supreme Court case will be heard on October 25. MCC might announce the schedule only after the judgment in the case.