Odisha HC Dismisses MBBS Aspirant's Plea Over Quota-based Admission Claim - Video

Published On 2026-06-01T17:30:34+05:30 | Updated On 1 Jun 2026 5:30 PM IST

Overview

The Orissa High Court has dismissed a NEET UG aspirant's plea, who was denied MBBS admission under the State Government School (SGS) quota during the Spot/Stray Round of OJEE counselling for the 2025-26 academic session.

The aspirant had secured 49.66% marks in the 2014 CHSE Odisha examination, which was below the 50% eligibility requirement for unreserved category candidates. Later, he appeared in 2022 for an examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to improve his Chemistry marks, in which he secured 64 marks. Based on this, he claimed that his overall eligibility criteria stood fulfilled for medical admission and sought benefits under the SGS quota during OJEE counselling.

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Cannot avail 2 privileges at the same time: Odisha HC junks MBBS aspirant's plea seeking admission under state govt school quota

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