NEET SS 2025: MCC allows scanned documents for admission in Rajasthan following HC order
New Delhi: In a major relief to NEET SS candidates, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), following directions from the Rajasthan High Court, has allowed candidates in Rajasthan to submit scanned copies of their original documents for admission to super speciality courses.
While the government through a previous order made it mandatory for doctors to submit bank guarantee of Rs 25 lakh, equal to the bond amount for admission to get their documents released and secure admission, MCC has now clarified that as per the High Court’s order, candidates serving as medical officers in Rajasthan and allotted seats in Round-1 of NEET-SS 2025 counselling can email scanned copies of their required documents to their allotted colleges. These documents will be accepted for provisional admission, while the original copies can be submitted later.
MCC has also directed all concerned institutes to comply with the court’s order and said that any further queries can be addressed to the Directorate of Medical Education, Rajasthan.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that government doctors in Rajasthan seeking to pursue super-specialty courses (DM/MCh) through NEET-SS were required to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 25 lakh, equal to the bond amount, before their documents could be released. This move was introduced by the state government to ensure that doctors return and serve in government hospitals after completing their courses.
These include doctors who are currently serving or are required to serve under the Rajasthan State Bond Service Policy, as well as those pursuing postgraduate and super-specialty courses in government and RajMES medical colleges in the state.
The order further stated that candidates selected for super-specialty courses or Senior Residency in Institutes of National Importance such as AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh, and JIPMER would be allowed to join only after submitting a bank guarantee equivalent to the bond amount.
Following the order, the medical fraternity opposed the government’s decision and urged authorities to withdraw the bank guarantee requirement. Doctors said that the Rs 25 lakh guarantee creates a financial burden and could stop deserving candidates from pursuing super-specialty courses.
As a result, a group of doctors who had cleared NEET-SS 2025 and secured seats approached the High Court by filing a civil writ petition challenging the government circular.
During the hearing of the case, the court held that this circular cannot be applied to the petitioners since NEET SS 2025 results were declared before the Rajasthan government issued January 28, 2026 the circular.
The court ruled that the candidates will be governed by the earlier circular dated April 1, 2025, and allowed the petition to that extent. It also said there was no need to examine the validity of the January 28 circular in this case.
The court observed,
"As the petitioners have been issued allotment letters by their respective Super Speciality Colleges in pursuance to the NEET – SS score card and they are required to report and submit their original documents with their respective allotted Super Speciality Colleges, the Principals of the respective medical colleges of the respondent – State Government are directed to ensure that in terms of Clause 16 of the circular dated 01.04.2025, the original documents of the petitioners are sent directly by the respective medical colleges of the respondent – State Government to the petitioner's respective allotted Super Speciality Colleges."
To avoid delays in admission, the court issued additional directions stating that medical colleges must immediately email scanned copies of candidates’ original documents to the allotted institutes. It also directed the state government to inform colleges that the original documents will be sent separately, so that candidates are not denied admission.
"As the medical colleges of the State are required to ensure delivery of the original documents of all the petitioners, in the eventuality of any such documents reaching the respective Super Specialty Medical Colleges beyond a particular date, it will not at all prejudice the allotment/admission of the respective petitioners in their respective Super Specialty Colleges," the court held.
The court also directed candidates to submit an undertaking stating that they will complete their mandatory service bond after finishing the course. If they fail to do so, they will have to pay the bond amount.
In compliance with the court order, the Office of MCC under the Directorate General of Health Services issued this circular on March 23, 2026 mentioning, "It is for the information to the respondent Super Specialty Institutes of Rajasthan that vide order of High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur dated 19.03.2026 in W.P (C) No. 4504/2026, the Hon’ble court has issued following directions to the concerned institutes (copy of order enclosed):
SS candidates who are serving as medical officers in state of Rajasthan and have been allotted seats in Round-1 of SS Counselling 2025 being conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) are permitted to submit scanned copies of the required original documents via email to the respective allotted colleges which should be provisionally accepted for admission. The submission of hard copies will follow subsequently."
It further added, "The concerned institutes are hereby directed to comply with the above-mentioned orders of the Hon’ble court and further queries may be directed to the Directorate of Medical Education, Rajasthan."
Following this, the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Rajasthan, issued directions to the principals and controllers of medical colleges in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, RUHS Medical College, Jaipur, and all RajMES medical colleges, asking them to comply with the High Court’s order for the return of original documents.
In line with the order dated March 19, 2026, the department directed that scanned copies of original documents of candidates selected for super specialty courses should be immediately sent via email to their allotted colleges.
It also stated that the original documents will be sent separately, and any delay in their submission should not affect admission. Further, the documents must be returned to the parent institution after completion of the course.
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