NEET PG Cutoff Percentile lowered: MCC to hold Fresh Registration, Choice Filling process For Round 3 Counselling, details

Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced that fresh registration and choice filling for round 3 of PG Counselling will be opened again for candidates who have become eligible after the reduction of NEET PG cutoff percentile.

This decision has been taken because of the reduction of the qualifying percentile for PG Courses (Medical) for NEET PG Counselling 2023 to ‘ZERO’ across all categories by MoHFW. Candidates who have become freshly eligible can register and participate in round 3 of counseling. The candidates who are already registered need not register again. However, they will be allowed to edit their choices. A fresh schedule for round 3 onwards for PG Counselling will be put up on the MCC website soon.

MCC, in its notice, states that “It is for the information to candidates that vide Letter No. U-12021/07/2023-MEC (Pt-I) dated 20.09.2023 (Copy attached below), the qualifying percentile for PG Courses (Medical) for NEET PG Counselling 2023 has been reduced to ‘ZERO’ across all categories by MoHFW. In this regard, it is mentioned that Fresh Registration & Choice Filling for Round-3 of PG Counselling will be opened again for candidates who have become eligible after reduction of percentile. Candidates who have become freshly eligible can register and participate in Round-3 of counselling. The candidates who are already registered need not register again. However, they will be allowed to edit their choices. A fresh schedule for Round-3 onwards for PG Counselling will be put up on MCC website soon. Candidates are advised to be in touch with MCC website for further updates.”

Recently Medical Dialogues team reported that in a major relief to the Postgraduate medical aspirants this year, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed the National Medical Commission to reduce the cut-off for qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 to Zero across all categories.

Writing to the Secretary of the Apex Medical Commission, the Union Health Ministry informed, “I am directed to refer to the above-mentioned subject and to say that the recommendation for a reduction in qualifying percentile for Post Graduate Courses for 2023 (NEET-PG) has been considered in the Ministry.”

“Approval of competent authority is hereby conveyed for reduction of qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2023 to Zero across al categories. This issues with the approval of competent authority,” the Ministry informed.

To view the notice, click on the link below –

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/neet-pg-220417.pdf