NEET PG counselling: SC directs all state, union territories to conclude round-2 counselling by November 16

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed all states and union territories to complete the second round for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate NEET PG counselling 2022 by 6 PM on November 16, 2022.

The order was passed by Supreme Court, chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud in view of contempt petition highlighting a complaint by Karnataka and Bihar where the round-2 of counselling is ongoing while the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) PG mop-up for All India Quota (AIQ) is in already in progress.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) issued an advisory regarding the eligibility of candidates to participate in the MCC PG mop-up round after the completion of 2nd round of state counselling.

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The notification read, "The candidates holding a seat in round-2 of state counselling are advised to not take part in the mop-up round of AIQ counselling and the the participating state authorities are advised that the candidates who have been allotted and joined a seat in round 2 of the state counselling may not be allowed to resign. It is also informed that the Mop-Up round is only for those candidates who have not joined/holding any seat during the previous rounds of counselling."

A notice released in October 12, 2022 said that those who have joined till round 2 of AIQ or State Quota were not eligible to participate in the further rounds from academic year 2022-23.

"The petition argued that the candidate of the states where 2nd round of counselling is over is put at a disadvantage in this regard and that the respondents have deliberately and contumaciously disobeyed and have not complied with the order of the Apex Court dated 31.03.2022 and hence is in contempt of the Court" said a report from Live Law.