NEET-PG counselling deferred, prone to be held in third week of September
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NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Monday deferred the NEET-PG counselling for admission to postgraduate medical programs, which was scheduled to start from September 1, to permit the National Medical Commission to finish the method of including new seats.
Though the ministry has not introduced the revised schedule, official sources mentioned the counselling is prone to start within the third week of September.
“The NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 was scheduled to commence from September 1. However, National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of issuing new letter of permissions (LoPs) for the current academic year and the same will be concluded till September 15.”
“Hence, in order to include more seats in the counselling for the benefit of the candidates, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-schedule the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 which was scheduled to commence from September 1,” the ministry mentioned in a discover.
Also, regulatory inspections in some medical schools are underway, sources mentioned.
Usually, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate), NEET-PG, is held in January and the counselling begins in March.
But due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the delay in final yr’s admission course of, this yr’s examination was held on May 21 and outcomes have been declared on June 1, a senior official mentioned.
This yr’s PG counselling is prone to be held for round 52,000 seats.
Students who’ve certified within the examination will be capable to fill their decisions with respect to programs and schools throughout the counselling course of for admission to the all-India quota seats, state medical and dental schools, central and deemed universities.
The PG counselling will begin for all central universities, deemed universities and 50 per cent of the all-India quota and 50 per cent of the state quota of each medical in addition to dental schools concurrently, officers mentioned.
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Monday deferred the NEET-PG counselling for admission to postgraduate medical programs, which was scheduled to start from September 1, to permit the National Medical Commission to finish the method of including new seats.
Though the ministry has not introduced the revised schedule, official sources mentioned the counselling is prone to start within the third week of September.
“The NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 was scheduled to commence from September 1. However, National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of issuing new letter of permissions (LoPs) for the current academic year and the same will be concluded till September 15.”
“Hence, in order to include more seats in the counselling for the benefit of the candidates, it has been decided by the competent authority to re-schedule the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 which was scheduled to commence from September 1,” the ministry mentioned in a discover.
Also, regulatory inspections in some medical schools are underway, sources mentioned.
Usually, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate), NEET-PG, is held in January and the counselling begins in March.
But due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the delay in final yr’s admission course of, this yr’s examination was held on May 21 and outcomes have been declared on June 1, a senior official mentioned.
This yr’s PG counselling is prone to be held for round 52,000 seats.
Students who’ve certified within the examination will be capable to fill their decisions with respect to programs and schools throughout the counselling course of for admission to the all-India quota seats, state medical and dental schools, central and deemed universities.
The PG counselling will begin for all central universities, deemed universities and 50 per cent of the all-India quota and 50 per cent of the state quota of each medical in addition to dental schools concurrently, officers mentioned.
