At least six states, including Tamil Nadu, have banned the admission process for postgraduate medical courses. In fact, so far the National Board for Examinations for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has not released the individual score cards of the NEET PG candidates even though the exam result was released on August 23. The exam was held on August 11 in two shifts. NBEMS, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, normalized the marks of the candidates and announced their percentile and rank.
According to the Times of India news, Director of Medical Education, Dr. J. “We have written to the NBE demanding marks from students who have written letters. Without the notes, it will be difficult for us to offer advice, especially to candidates in service,” Sangumani said. The state provides incentive points of up to 30 points as an incentive to serving candidates working in mountainous areas and difficult terrain. Officials attempted to do a reverse calculation using percentile scores to calculate grades. However, he discovered that it was unreliable. “We need individual grades from students, otherwise we cannot add incentive grades. We need standardized grades,” he said.
Some candidates have approached the Supreme Court demanding transparency in NEET PG results. “We look forward to starting decision-based counseling,” management officials said. The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) of DGHS at the Center has started the NEET PG counseling registration process for Round 1 but is yet to release the newsletter containing the complete admission schedule and details including the schedule.
However, NBE officials said they have discussed the issue in detail with the National Medical Commission. “Normalization is a very complex process, based on which the percentages and scores are decided. We will not be able to declare the scores. The percentage and rank are enough for admission. The ranks show the order of merit,” the official said .
No incentive marks
NMC officials said they had already announced new admission guidelines. The Postgraduate Medical Education Rules, 2023 do not allow states to grant incentive qualifications to in-service candidates. “Instead, they should create a quota within the in-service quota to encourage candidates from rural, mountainous or difficult terrains,” a senior official said. “Doing so will ensure that eligibility among NEETs is not compromised,” he said.
However, it is still unclear whether this will benefit or harm candidates from rural areas. The Government Doctors Association has said that the NMC cannot decide the conditions of admission under the state quota. He said: ‘This matter has been resolved in court. It’s wrong to bring it up again and change the rules now. Many candidates work in mountainous and difficult areas and hope to get incentive marks. In some specialties there are very few places, no space can be given in them.
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