NEET PG reservation states Rs 8 lakh as the eligibility criteria to avail EWS quota (Representational Image).
The petition, filed by several NEET PG candidates last year, challenges the EWS reservation in All India Quota (AIQ) for NEET PG counselling.
Supreme Court will resume National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG Hearing against 10 percent reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in government institutions. The petition filed by several NEET PG aspirants last year, All . Challenges EWS reservation in India Quota (AIQ) for NEET PG counselling. 8 lakh as the eligibility criteria to get the reservation quota.
The petitioners have contended that admission through EWS quota would be detrimental to meritorious students. The top court had earlier asked the government to give its explanation regarding the EWS category quota. A three-member panel was constituted by the government, which argued that most of the candidates who availed the EWS quota were under the salary bracket of Rs 5 lakh (family income). This data was collected from UPSC and JEE exams.
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The government had also told the SC that family income is a “viable criterion”, as per the panel, to define the EWS quota. In the present situation, the limit of annual family income of Rs.8 lakh seems appropriate for determining EWS. Further, in its affidavit filed in a matter related to admission for NEET-PG last year, the Center said that the panel has recommended that “only those families whose annual income is up to Rs 8 lakh should be eligible for EWS benefits.” will be eligible. Reservation.”
The petitioners have also claimed that no research was done to keep Rs 8 lakh as the income criterion for availing the benefits of reservation. NEET PG quota case is pending since last year and is yet to be resolved. While the matter was heard before the NEET PG 2021 counselling, there was no concrete decision on it. SC had asked to start NEET PG 2021 counseling stating “national interest”.
Last year, NEET PG candidates, who were waiting for the counseling process to start, staged a protest. Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity Reservation for OBC and EWS categories in NEET PG counseling and asked to start counseling process. Now the matter will be heard on August 2.
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