No job, no salary! Doctors urge Health Ministry, DGHS, NMC, MCC for immediate resumption of NEET SS counselling

New Delhi: The prolonged delay in the NEET SS 2025 Round 2 counselling process has triggered growing frustration among doctors who are once again urging authorities to immediately resume and complete the counselling process without any further delay.

The counselling process was put on further hold after the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) issued a notice on June 6 stating that the Round 2 counselling of NEET SS 2025 remains on hold due to the ongoing legal proceedings before the Supreme Court over 151 vacant super-speciality seats in Tamil Nadu.

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 was completed, and a few students 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.

Amid this, MCC on June 06 said that it was 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.

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, MCC later received information that the state had filed a review petition before the apex court on June 4, prompting the committee to seek legal clarification before proceeding. Many aspirants argued that the review petition should not stall the entire counselling process and have urged MCC to continue Round 2 while deciding the disputed seats separately. Despite these demands, MCC has not announced any fresh counselling schedule, leaving the admission process in limbo.

The delay has left thousands of candidates frustrated, especially those who have already qualified the exam and paid counselling fees of Rs 2 lakh but remain uncertain about the next steps.

Commenting on this, FAIMA, National Chairman, Dr Jaideep Kumar Choudhary told Medical Dialogues," All the NEET-SS aspirants are anxious and are losing their faith in MCC. If this year's counselling is so delayed, then when will the next year's exam and subsequent counselling take place? This country needs specialists, and Super specialists still, the MCC has failed miserably to conduct even the basic counselling related to Super speciality Medical Education. Many aspirants who left their jobs just to join their SS course after the first round of NEET-SS Counselling are left with no job, no salary and are highly uncertain about their future."

"FAIMA has written several times to the MCC regarding the urgent need to intervene and that the legal formalities must be prioritised and done urgently for such a big Medical Course of national importance. We urge the Chairman, MCC, to take immediate steps to resume the counselling process and get it done within a month time period," he said.

Similarly, Dr Meet Ghonia, National General Secretary, FORDA, told Medical Dialogues, "The continued delay in NEET SS counselling is causing immense mental, academic, professional, and financial hardship to thousands of aspiring super specialists across the country. Despite results being declared 5 months ago, candidates remain in uncertainty regarding their future training and careers. FORDA has consistently raised this issue with the concerned authorities through official representations, meetings, and public advocacy, demanding an immediate resolution and a transparent counselling timeline. Doctors should not be made to suffer due to administrative and legal delays beyond their control. We urge the Ministry of Health, DGHS, MCC, NMC, and all stakeholders to expedite the counselling process and ensure that super speciality training begins without further delay. Every lost day affects not only aspiring doctors but also the future healthcare workforce of the nation."

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