Two months have passed since the results of the NEET-PG entrance examination for postgraduate medical studies were announced. However, the all-India counseling cannot be started as the National Medical Commission (NMC) has not published the seat matrix for MD-MS courses across the country. As a result, candidates are in deep anxiety. Because nearly eight weeks after the examination results were declared, admission to postgraduate medical courses nationwide remains virtually suspended.
The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC), which conducts the admission process under the all-India quota, has informed that instructions have come from the NMC to keep counselling suspended until further announcement. This has also created complications in state-wise admission processes. According to MCC officials, there are mainly two reasons behind this delay. Firstly, the NMC has not yet been able to finalize the process of approving new medical colleges for the 2025-26 academic year and increasing MD-MS seats in existing colleges. And secondly, some legal complications.
An official from the state's health-education department said that until the final list regarding seats (seat matrix) is approved, it is not possible for the MCC to conduct counselling either. On the other hand, NMC sources have revealed that various litigation-related complications are also a major cause of delay. Multiple matters are being heard in the Supreme Court, including allegations against the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for leaking complete question papers and answer keys. Naturally, MD-MS aspirants are disappointed by this.
Many are reporting that after the NEET-PG examination results were announced, many of the aspirants received job offers but did not accept them. Because if they are qualified for MD-MS courses, they will have to leave those jobs. Meanwhile, admission to courses is also getting delayed! According to experts, this deadlock is affecting the healthcare service sector. Every year, MD and MS students play important roles in the services of government and private hospitals. But due to the delay, medical colleges and teaching hospitals across the country are not getting those post-graduate trainees (PGTs).
