NEET PG Counselling 2024 Live: MCC round 1 schedule soon at mcc.nic.in; seat matrix, Supreme Court hearing

• Visit the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in.
• Click on the NEET PG counselling link available in the top bar of the page.
• A new page will open with the registration link.
• Click on the link to register yourself.
• After registration, fill out the application form.
• Make the payment of the application fee.
• Click on submit and download the page for your records.

The registration process for the first round of NEET PG 2024 counselling is underway. The MCC will soon announce the details schedule for NEET PG 2024 counselling on the official website at mcc.nic.in.

Candidates belonging to the general category are required to pay Rs 1,000 for admission to the All India Quota (AIQ) or a Central University, whereas candidates from the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories must pay Rs 500. For admission to a deemed university, candidates are required to deposit Rs 5,000.

The Supreme Court will hear a case related to NEET PG 2024 on October 25. This hearing aims to address concerns regarding the admission process and counselling procedures for postgraduate medical courses.

To check the schedule for NEET PG 2024 counselling, visit the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in. The counselling schedule will be available on the homepage or under the NEET PG counselling section.

Candidates who have qualified for All India Quota seats based on their rank in the NEET PG conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) will be eligible for the 50% All India Quota seats in Central Universities.

The passing marks, also known as the qualifying cut-off, for NEET PG 2024 are determined by the candidate's category. Generally, the cut-off is represented by the 50th or 40th percentile, depending on the category. The qualifying percentiles are as follows:

• General/Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Category: 50th percentile
• Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), including Persons with Disabilities (PwD) of SC, ST, and OBC: 40th percentile
• Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in the General/EWS category: 45th percentile

The specific score cut-offs can vary each year, influenced by the exam's difficulty and the number of candidates.

NEET PG 2024 is administered by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). The examination is conducted under the supervision of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), which is part of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.

• Visit the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in.
• Click on the NEET PG counselling link available in the top bar of the page.
• A new page will open with the registration link.
• Click on the link to register yourself.
• After registration, fill out the application form.
• Make the payment of the application fee.
• Click on submit and download the page for your records.

The reservation policy for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate) counselling 2024 will be as follows: Scheduled Castes (SC) will receive 15% of the seats, Scheduled Tribes (ST) will have 7.5%, Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central OBC list will be allotted 27%, Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) will be given 10%, and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) will be allocated 5%.

According to a written response from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Parliament, the number of NEET PG seats has risen from 31,185 in 2014 to 70,645 at present. Over the last five years, postgraduate seats have grown from 39,583 in the 2018-19 academic year to 64,059 in 2022-23, as stated by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in his reply.

NEET PG 2024 counselling is expected to be conducted in four phases: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and the AIQ Stray Vacancy Round.

The National Board of Examinations (NBE) published the merit list for the NEET PG 2024 for 50% All India quota seats on September 5.

Several medical student associations and resident doctors' groups have shared a tentative NEET PG 2024 counselling schedule on social media. However, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) website continues to state, “PG counselling schedule 2024 will be available soon.”

Registration for the first round of NEET PG 2024 counselling began on September 20, 2024. Candidates who have qualified for the exam can register through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) official website, mcc.nic.in.

As of now, the National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 counselling schedule has not yet been issued. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is expected to announce the schedule soon on its official website, mcc.nic.in.