WB NEET Counselling 2025 temporarily suspended! Over 11,000 aspirants in limbo

The suspension was announced through an urgent notice on Monday, a day before the announcement of seat allotment. The notice said, "West Bengal NEET UG Medical Dental 2025 counselling/admission has been kept in abeyance till further orders."

This development comes after the release of the revised provisional state merit list for 85% state quota seats on August 16.

The suspension has a direct impact on a total of 11,178 candidates included in the provisional merit list. Thus, candidates seeking medical admission in West Bengal are still in limbo and are waiting for clarity from the authorities on when the admission process will resume.

Meanwhile, the sudden suspension has sparked outrage among students and parents. According to a report by News18 Media, on this, the Union Minister of State for Education and Development of North Eastern Region, Sukanta Majumdar, criticised the state government's decision in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Majumdar wrote, “In the name of an ‘Urgent Notice,’ the West Bengal government has indefinitely suspended the WB NEET UG Medical Dental Counselling and Admission process without giving any proper reason! The future of the state’s medical students has been pushed into darkness”.

Majumdar further questioned the timing of the suspension, asking why the admission counselling, once started, was abruptly halted. “Is this yet another attempt to appease narrow political interests by granting undue privilege to a particular group under the guise of reservation?" he added.

To view the notice, click on the link below

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