NEET UG: 96077 medical seats remained vacant in 2022

NEET UG: The minister also shared the last three years data on number of medical seats of which 83,275 seats were vacant in 2020, 92,065 seats vacant in 2021 and 96,077 seats vacant in 2022.

The common counseling for admission to All India Quota (AIQ) seats, central institutions and deemed universities is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) (Representative image)

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NEET UG: Over 18 lakh students registered for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2022, of which, 17.64 lakh candidates appeared, Minister of State for health and family welfare, Bharati Pravin Pavar, said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

The minister also shared the last three years’ data on the number of medical seats of which 83,275 seats were vacant in 2020, 92,065 seats vacant in 2021 and 96,077 seats vacant in 2022.

Replying to a question asked by Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik, whether it is a fact that complication in the admission process has led to many legal cases and whether the government plans to reform the admission process to make it simple and transparent, if so, Pavar said that the regulations on graduate and post graduate medical education provide for conducting common counselling through NEET scores.

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“The common counseling for admission to All India Quota (AIQ) seats, central institutions and deemed universities is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of Directorate General of Health Services at Centre level. The common counselling for all the seats of Super-Specialty courses is also conducted by the MCC,” she replied.

“The medical seats are allotted to candidates on the basis of merit and as per the choices exercised by the candidate through an Online Counseling Software. The whole allotment process is online,” Pavar said.

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