NEET SS counselling 2025 deadlock continues: MCC reviews legal remedies over 151 vacant TN seats

New Delhi: As NEET SS 2025 aspirants continue to wait for nearly two months for the counselling process to resume, with uncertainty looming over their future, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has clarified that it is examining the issue related to the transfer of 151 vacant Super Speciality seats to the All India Quota in Tamil Nadu and exploring legal remedies before taking a final decision on the counselling process.

The clarification came after Round-2 of NEET SS Counselling 2025 was put on hold due to the pending matter before the Supreme Court in W.P.(C) No. 415/2026, Tamilvani & Ors. vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

In April 2026, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) extended the choice filling process for Round 2 of NEET SS Counselling 2025 until further notice, citing an ongoing legal matter in the Supreme Court of India. MCC took this decision in light of the case Tamilvani & Ors. vs State of Tamil Nadu, which concerns the reversion of in-service seats from Tamil Nadu to the All India Quota pool, prompting authorities to delay the counselling schedule. As a result, the counselling process for superspeciality medical admissions came to a standstill.

The results for the NEET-SS examination were announced in January 2026, 1st round of counselling by MCC has been completed, and a few students have joined their allotted institute. But due to the delay in the 2nd round of counselling, the majority of the candidates having applied for upgradation of their seats can not join the prior allotted institute.

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Issuing a fresh notice on June 6, 2026, the MCC said that the Supreme Court, in its order passed on May 29, directed the State of Tamil Nadu to inform the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) regarding the 151 vacant DM/M.Ch. seats that remained unfilled.

Following the order, MCC said it immediately wrote to the Tamil Nadu government asking that the vacant seats be reverted to DGHS/MCC so they could be included in the ongoing NEET-SS counselling process. However, MCC claimed that despite the urgency of the matter, it initially did not receive any response from the state government.

"The Round-2 of SS Counselling 2025 was kept on hold due to pending decision in W.P.(C) No. 415/2026, Tamilvani & Ors. vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. The current status of the SS counselling 2025 is as under: In its Order dated 29.05.2026 passed in W.P.(C) No. 415/2026, Tamilvani & Ors. vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors., the Hon’ble Supreme Court, inter alia, directed the State of Tamil Nadu to intimate the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) regarding the 151 vacant Super Speciality (DM/M.Ch.) seats that remained unfilled. In compliance with the aforesaid directions, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) immediately addressed an e-mail communication to the concerned authorities of the Government of Tamil Nadu, requesting that the 151 vacant Super Speciality seats be reverted to DGHS/MCC for inclusion in the ongoing NEET-SS Counselling process. However, despite the urgency of the matter and the counselling timelines involved, no response was received from the State Government," the notice read. 

The committee further said that a demi-official letter was later sent by the MCC Chairman to the Principal Secretary (Health), Government of Tamil Nadu, seeking compliance with the Supreme Court directions and expeditious reversion of the seats.

MCC stated that the Tamil Nadu government, through its communication dated June 5, informed the committee that it had already filed a Review Petition before the Supreme Court on June 4.

"The matter has implications for the conduct and timely completion of NEET-SS Counselling 2026. MCC is, therefore, examining the issue and exploring various legal remedies to determine the appropriate course of action in light of the communication received from the Government of Tamil Nadu and any further proceedings before the Hon’ble Supreme Court," it said. 

Meanwhile, the Committee has advised candidates to regularly visit the MCC website (www.mcc.nic.in) for further updates and notices in this regard.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that around 7,000 aspirants across the country were expecting the counselling process to resume from June 1, 2026, following discussions between a FAIMA delegation and concerned authorities.

However, the committee reportedly failed to begin the counselling process on the promised date, drawing criticism from doctors and aspirants, who accused MCC of unnecessarily delaying the process. Doctors have claimed that the aspirants are under severe distress and uncertainty after leaving their jobs following the first round of NEET-SS 2025 counselling, and are now left jobless.

Several medical associations have urged MCC to resume the counselling process at the earliest. Recently, a delegation from the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) met senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, including DGHS, MCC, and ADGHS, regarding the issue.

Commenting on this, Dr Meet Ghonia, General Secretary FORDA, told Medical Dialogues, "After the meeting of the FORDA Delegation with Officials from the Health Ministry on June 5, 2026, MCC issued a communication today."

FAIMA also submitted an urgent letter to MCC and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) expressing outrage and profound disappointment over the alleged delay in implementing the apex court’s order and demanding MCC immediately surrender all 151 Tamil Nadu In-Service Super Speciality seats for inclusion in the All India Quota without any further delay.

On this, Dr Mohammad Momin Khan, National Spokesperson, FAIMA, said, "Enough is enough. Qualified NEET-SS aspirants who paid a Rs 2 lakh counselling fee have been left in uncertainty for over two months, with no jobs and no clarity on counselling. Such a system needs urgent reform. Aspirants deserve timely counselling, transparency, and accountability."

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