To be eligible for counseling to zero throughout all classes, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday decreased the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023, reported PTI.

As per particulars, the candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2023 examination will now be eligible to take part within the counseling course of.

“It is for the information to candidates that the qualifying percentile for PG Courses (Medical/ Dental) for NEET PG counseling 2023 has been reduced to ‘zero’ across all categories by MoHFW,” mentioned a discover issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate of Health Services, Government of India.

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Also, a contemporary registration and selection filling for round-3 of PG counseling will likely be reopened for the candidates, who turned eligible after the discount of percentile. All candidates can register and take part in spherical 3 of counseling.

Those already registered needn’t register once more. However, they are going to be allowed to edit their selections, the discover mentioned. A contemporary schedule for spherical 3 onwards for PG counseling will likely be put up on the MCC web site quickly, it mentioned.

The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) lately appealed to the Union Health Ministry to think about decreasing the cut-off rating for the NEET-PG 2023 examination.

“Over the previous years, we’ve got witnessed a persistent problem within the type of vacant seats in medical establishments throughout the nation, even after a number of rounds of counseling for NEET-PG. This is a matter of nice concern not just for the healthcare system but in addition for aspiring medical professionals who’re desirous to contribute to our nation’s healthcare infrastructure,” FORDA mentioned in its letter.

In gentle of this difficulty, “we humbly request your kind attention to consider the possibility of decreasing the cut-off score for the NEET-PG 2023 examination”, it mentioned.

FORDA mentioned that by decreasing the cut-off, it could actually be certain that a ‘bigger variety of eligible candidates are allowed to fill these vacant seats’.

The Indian Medical Association had additionally written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding a discount within the NEET-PG 2023 cut-off percentile by as much as 30 p.c in order that many of the seats might be stuffed in each medical and non-clinical branches.

With company inputs.