NEET 2019: PG cut-off lowered by six percentile to fill 2000 vacant seats
Shivangi Mishra | TNN | May 13, 2019, 14:11 IST
Representational ImageMost of these vacancies are in non-clinical and para-clinical areas such as Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine
The health ministry in consultation with the Medical Council of India (MCI) has reduced the qualifying marks for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-PG) for 2019-20 by 6 percentile.
"The decision has been taken to fill 2000 seats that were left vacant after the conclusion of the second round of counselling," says VK Paul, chairman, MCI, adding that similar measures were taken last year to fill the vacancies.
Last year, the cut-off for NEET PG was lowered by 15 percentile. However, this year we have taken a more calibrated approach and only lowered it by six percentile to ensure that the quality of candidates is not compromised, says Paul.
After the relaxation, in addition to the 30,000 candidates who passed the initial cut-off but have yet not opted for these seats, around 9000 more aspirants can attend the last round of counselling for the remaining 2000 seats. Most of these vacancies are pre and para-clinical seats in Microbiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, Forensic Medicine etc, which Paul says "are important disciplines that produce academics, innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers."
"Most students do not consider these areas as lucrative and we want to attract more students to opt for these disciplines which form the backbone of the profession," adds Paul.
Following the revised qualifying criteria, the general category candidates with a minimum mark of 44 percentile, persons with disabilities category with a minimum of 39 percentile and SC/ST and OBC category candidates with 34 percentile will become eligible for admission to postgraduate medical courses for 2019-20. All the state counselling authorities have been advised to grant MD/MS admissions on the basis of revised cut-off percentile. Candidates interested in the NEET PG 2019 counselling on May 13 can now download their updated scorecards from the official website nbe.edu.
The health ministry in consultation with the Medical Council of India (MCI) has reduced the qualifying marks for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-PG) for 2019-20 by 6 percentile.
"The decision has been taken to fill 2000 seats that were left vacant after the conclusion of the second round of counselling," says VK Paul, chairman, MCI, adding that similar measures were taken last year to fill the vacancies.
Last year, the cut-off for NEET PG was lowered by 15 percentile. However, this year we have taken a more calibrated approach and only lowered it by six percentile to ensure that the quality of candidates is not compromised, says Paul.
After the relaxation, in addition to the 30,000 candidates who passed the initial cut-off but have yet not opted for these seats, around 9000 more aspirants can attend the last round of counselling for the remaining 2000 seats. Most of these vacancies are pre and para-clinical seats in Microbiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, Forensic Medicine etc, which Paul says "are important disciplines that produce academics, innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers."
"Most students do not consider these areas as lucrative and we want to attract more students to opt for these disciplines which form the backbone of the profession," adds Paul.
Following the revised qualifying criteria, the general category candidates with a minimum mark of 44 percentile, persons with disabilities category with a minimum of 39 percentile and SC/ST and OBC category candidates with 34 percentile will become eligible for admission to postgraduate medical courses for 2019-20. All the state counselling authorities have been advised to grant MD/MS admissions on the basis of revised cut-off percentile. Candidates interested in the NEET PG 2019 counselling on May 13 can now download their updated scorecards from the official website nbe.edu.
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