NEET PG counseling for medical admission will begin from January 12: Health Minister

“As per the assurance given by the Ministry of Health to the resident doctors, NEET-PG counseling is being started from 12th January 2022 by the Medical Counseling Committee in compliance with the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court.” This will further strengthen the country. In the fight against Corona. My best wishes to all the candidates,” Mandaviya said in a tweet in Hindi.

The Supreme Court had on Friday paved the way for starting the stalled counseling process on the basis of existing 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in All India quota seats.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, which heard the matter for two consecutive days. 8 lakh annual income criteria for determination of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) criteria, while passing an interim order said “there is an urgent need to initiate the process of consultation”.

It said it was passing operational instructions while detailed reasons would be followed soon.

“Counselling on the basis of NEET-PG 2021 and NEET-UG 2021 will be conducted as per notice dated July 29, 2021, giving effect to reservation, including 27 per cent reservation for OBC (Other Backward Classes) category and AIQ ( 10 per cent reservation for EWS category in all India quota) seats,” the bench said.

The apex court on 29 July 2021 passed an interim order on a batch of petitions filed by doctors challenging the notice by the Center and the Medical Consultative Committee (MCC) to provide 27 per cent reservation in national eligibility for OBCs and 10 per cent for EWS. Did. Cum Entrance Test (NEET-PG) Admission for Medical Courses for the academic year 2021-22.

After being rescheduled twice in January and April, the NEET-PG exam was conducted on 11 September 2021.

Its results were declared in the last week of September, after which students were waiting for the counseling to begin for about 45,000 postgraduate seats.

Resident doctors from various medical colleges across the country staged protests and boycotted work last month, demanding expediting counseling.