Doctors with zero or negative marks in NEET-PG-2023 can now secure admissions in PG medical seats at private medical colleges, ensuring full seat utilization.
Hyderabad : In a groundbreaking move aimed at opening doors for aspiring doctors to pursue specialized postgraduate medical studies and addressing the persistent issue of vacant PG seats in private medical colleges, the Union Health Ministry has made the unprecedented decision to eliminate the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG-2023, effectively setting it at ‘zero’ across all categories.
This decision, although welcomed by doctors’ associations and medical students, has stirred significant controversy. Many senior public health officials argue that this move risks diminishing the significance of NEET-PG examinations and could potentially impact the overall quality and standards of healthcare and medical education in the nation.
It’s worth noting that just days prior to this decision, the Indian Medical Association based in New Delhi had urgently appealed to Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, to intervene and lower the cut-off percentile of NEET-PG 2023 to at least 30 percent, with the aim of filling the majority of vacant PG seats, both in clinical and non-clinical medical branches
