No proposal for centralised NEET counselling: Health Minister

To this, the Health Minister replied that “there is no proposal for centralised counselling for undergraduate or postgraduate medical courses for the academic year 2023-24. No changes to the existing scheme of allocation of seats to various quotas has been made.”

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) conducts the counselling for seats of undergraduate (UG/MBBS) and postgraduate (PG) medical courses in India. The counselling process is based on the scores candidates gain in NEET UG and NEET PG.

As per the information given by the ministry, counselling for UG covers 15 per cent all India quota seats; 100 per cent seats of Central Institutes/ Universities, Deemed Universities; 100% seats in all the Institutes of National Importance (INI).

Similarly, counselling for PG courses covers 50 per cent seats of All India Quota seats, 100 per cent seats of Central Institutes/Universities and Deemed Universities. Counselling for the state quota seats in UG and PG medical courses is conducted by the respective state governments.