MCC directs states to revise NEET, NEET PG Counselling dates, Details

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) under DGHS has directed the states to revise NEET and NEET PG Counselling 2021 dates for respective state counselling sessions.

In its notification, the MCC stated that the Schedule of PG/ UG Counselling 2021 has been extended as per the directions of Hon'ble Courts in various matters pertaining to counselling from time to time.

In view of the above, MCC of DGHS has been receiving representations from the State DMEs regarding revision of Schedule of State counselling since the schedule of All India UG/ PG Counselling being conducted by MCC of DGHS and that of state counselling are clashing.

Hence, in this regard, the MCC has issued the direction. It is mentioned that as a principle, the state counselling for each round should be conducted once All India Counselling for respective round is completed by MCC of DGHS. Therefore, the MCC has issued a notice advising, " States may revise their schedule such that each round of state quota counselling is conducted after the All India Quota counselling conducted by MCC of DGHS as per the directions issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in W.P(C) No. 76 of 2015 Ashish Ranjan & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors."

Meanwhile, NEET PG Counseling 2021 choice filling dates for Round 2 has been extended till February 14, 2022. The choice locking for round 2 of PG counselling will start from February 13 to February 14, 2022.

Ealier, the counselling body released the seat matrix for Round 2 session as per which there are a total of 11,629 MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats available for NEET PG Counselling candidates participating in the Round 2 session being conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee, MCC under DGHS.

According to the Round 2 seat matrix for MCC NEET PG Counselling 2021 for candidates seeking PG medical admissions under AIQ quota this year, the maximum seats are 900 in MD Anaesthesiology followed by MD General Medicine with 723 and General Surgery with 650 seats. MD, MS in Obstetrics and Gynaecology has 606 seats for Round 2 candidates. MD Pathology has 577, MD Paediatrics has 489 seats. For the second round, 457 seats are left for MD Orthopaedics aspirants, 406 for MS Ophthalmology, 400 for DNB General medicine and 384 for MD Microbiology.

To view the official notice click on the following link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/notice-for-extension-schedule-state-counselling-170408.pdf