Jairam questions govt's decision to lower NEET PG cut-off

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns over the government’s decision to lower the NEET PG cut-off percentile for admissions to postgraduate medical programmes.

Ramesh said, “The Modi government has once again reduced the cut-off for admission to PG medical courses through NEET. The unofficial explanation suggests a majority of leftover seats were in non-clinical branches with little demand. However, this decision raises doubts about the move primarily benefiting private colleges,” he wrote on X.

The government’s decision reportedly came after around 8,000 PG medical seats remained vacant, following the first two rounds of counselling.

In response, the National Medical Commission announced that candidates from the General and EWS categories with a 15th percentile, and reserved category candidates with a 10th percentile, could participate in the next round of counselling.