Supreme Court allows NEET-PG medical counselling with OBC, EWS quotas

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed resumption of the NEET-PG medical counselling process for admissions to 2021-22 academic session with 27 per cent OBC and 10 per cent EWS quota, as per existing criteria.

The bench said that validity of criteria of Rs 8 lakh for determination of EWS for future years will be subject to final adjudication of the batch of petitions and listed the pleas for final hearing on March 5.

A bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna said that detailed reasons for the interim order will follow and the counselling for the NEET-PG for the academic year 2021-22 will proceed as per the criteria already notified.