Health Minister: NEET-PG Counselling for medical admissions to begin from Wednesday
Guwahati: Counselling for medical admissions under the National Eligibility/Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) will begin from Wednesday.
The announcement was done by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the announcement comes after the Supreme Court cleared fresh quotas to end the dispute over medical college admissions on Friday.
Over 45,000 younger doctors would be able to join the field after receiving counselling, which comes as India confronts an increase in Covid cases caused by the Omicron strain.
“MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) will begin NEET-PG counselling on January 12, 2022, as promised by the Ministry of Health to resident doctors, as per the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s ruling. This will give the country more firepower in the fight against Corona. My best wishes go out to all of the participants.” The minister tweeted in Hindi.
NEET-PG is a medical school entrance exam that is required for admission to over 100 private and government medical schools. Those who pass receive ‘counselling,’ in which they are sent to universities and institutions depending on their grades and selected specialization, and can work under the supervision of senior colleagues.
Counselling was supposed to start in October, but it was postponed after appeals were filed against a government notice announcing the reservation of seats for OBC (Other Backward Classes) and EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) candidates. Last year, nearly 45,000 junior doctors were denied admission as a result of this, overburdening those already caring for patients during the pandemic.