Supreme Court orders NMC to include 49 HIMSRC seats in NEET PG 2025 counselling

Protecting the 49 NEET PG seats to prevent loss of seats and admissions, the Supreme Court has permitted counselling for 49 postgraduate medical seats at the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) for the academic year 2025–26 and directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to include these seats in all rounds of counselling.

The order was passed today January 27, by a Bench comprising Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.

As recorded in the court order, counselling for postgraduate students who appeared in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and secured ranks is scheduled to begin from January 29.

The court noted that students intending to pursue PG courses at HIMSR should be allowed to participate in counselling from the very first round, strictly based on their NEET merit.

The issue before the court arose because the consent of affiliation had not been issued by Jamia Hamdard, which led to uncertainty over the inclusion of these seats in the counselling process.

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The Supreme Court observed that, given the urgency of the counselling schedule, immediate directions were required. It noted submissions made on behalf of the NMC that the commission would comply with any order passed by the court, subject to the final outcome of the case.

After hearing senior counsels from all sides, including those representing the university and the regulator, the court decided to allow counselling to proceed without delay.

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In its order, the court directed the NMC to include these seats in the official seat matrix of the institute so that eligible candidates can be allotted seats during counselling .

The court further noted that if these seats were not allowed to be filled, all 49 PG seats would go waste for the academic year, which would be unfair to students who have qualified in NEET and are awaiting admission.

The Bench stated that its directions were issued keeping in mind the larger interest of eligible candidates and to ensure that valuable medical seats are not left vacant.