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The Hindu
13-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Union Health Ministry's intervention sought to protect interest of Chandigarh's GMCH students
MBBS students and their parents at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh, have sought the intervention of the Union Health Ministry to halt the proposed reallocation of State quota seats to the all-India quota (AIQ) for admission to postgraduate (MD/MS) courses in the academic year 2024–25. As the admission process is currently under way, GMCH has, through a notification dated June 3, stated that half of the State quota seats for postgraduate admissions will now be filled on the basis of all-India merit under NEET-PG 2024. The notification further mentioned that the third counselling round for the remaining (32) State quota seats will be filled equally based on Institutional Preference and AIQ rank obtained in NEET-PG. The GMCH offers approximately 148 postgraduate seats, distributed between the State and all-India quotas. Students and parents have raised objections to the revised mechanism. 'We are opposing this decision because following this notification, half of the State quota seats would be filled through the all-India quota, which would rise up to 75%, exceeding the set National Medical Commission (NMC) norms that limit AIQ to 50% across the country,' Dr. Sanjeev Bhatia and Dr. A.K. Agarwal, who are representing the affected group, said. 'This shifting of seats puts GMCH students at a significant disadvantage. The GMCH would effectively be the only college in India with 75% of its PG seats under AIQ, which is grossly unjust. If such an unwanted change — which is apparently against the spirit of existing five-judge Supreme Court judgment allowing 50% Institutional Preference quota seats — is enforced, then all medical colleges across India should follow the same 75% AIQ rule, giving GMCH students equal rights. There should be uniformity,' Dr. Bhatia said. 'We request immediate intervention of the Union Health Ministry, Director General of Health Services and NMC to ensure this discrepancy is addressed and to protect the rightful interest of GMCH students. A uniform and fair national policy is essential. The GMCH students and their parents request for fair and equitable justice at par with all other students all over India,' he added.
Hans India
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Supreme Court orders NBE to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in single shift
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deprecated the National Board of Examinations (NBE) practice to conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG 2025 examination in two shifts. A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath opined that holding the examination in two shifts leads to arbitrariness and cannot give a level playing field to the candidates. 'The question papers in two shifts can never be of the same difficulty level. Last year, it (NEET-PG 2024) may have been held in two shifts in the facts and circumstances of that stage. But the examining body ought to have considered making arrangements for holding the examination in one shift,' remarked the Bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and The apex court was dealing with a clutch of petitions challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the NEET-PG examination. In their plea filed before the apex court, NEET-PG aspirants claimed that the introduction of two shifts, normalisation method, and change in the tie-breaker criterion affected medical students adversely. The petitioners contended that the NEET-PG information bulletin could be amended at the whim and fancy of the authorities, and no rules or regulations existed governing the conduct of examinations. Further, they challenged the NBE decision not to disclose question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of candidates. The plea said that NEET-PG had never been held in two shifts before and had always remained a single-shift and single-day examination to ensure a uniform examination standard and fairness of the national test. One of the petitions, filed through advocate Parul Shukla, highlighted that, unlike previous years where the candidate used to receive their total score along with the number of correctly attempted questions and the number of incorrectly attempted questions, the NEET-PG 2024 results did not provide their total score. Recently, the top court issued notices to the Centre, NBE and NMC (National Medical Commission) on a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the conduct of the NEET-PG 2025 examination in two shifts. The plea sought the top court's intervention to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in a single and uniform session, apart from seeking an interim stay on the examination scheduled for June 15.
United News of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
SC to hear pleas in July on non-payment of MBBS Intern stipends and NEET-PG 2025 two-shift policy
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court of India has scheduled the hearing for July on a plea highlighting the non-payment of stipends to MBBS interns across several medical colleges. The matter was mentioned on Monday before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih by counsel representing the aggrieved students. The counsel informed the Court that despite a prior listing before Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on May 19, the matter did not come up for hearing. 'Students are getting zero stipend,' the advocate submitted, urging the bench to take up the matter on priority. In response, CJI Gavai confirmed that the matter would be listed during the working period of the summer vacation when Justice Dhulia's bench is sitting in July. CJI Gavai asked, 'When is he (Justice Dhulia) supposed to sit in vacation?' Counsel replied, 'July.' CJI Gavai said, 'Then we will list it before him.' The issue of unpaid stipends has been under the Court's scrutiny since April 2024, when it directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to submit comprehensive details regarding stipend disbursement across all medical colleges in India. The Court observed that the NMC had failed to provide full data as per its earlier directive dated September 15, 2023. That order had specifically sought a tabulated chart outlining (i) whether approximately 70% of medical colleges were paying no or inadequate stipends to interns, and (ii) the steps the NMC was taking to enforce stipend compliance. In parallel, the bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran is also hearing a related petition regarding the non-payment of stipends to Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) undergoing internships at Indian hospitals and medical institutions. The same hearing also saw the mentioning of a separate but related plea challenging the National Board of Examinations' (NBE) decision to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in two shifts. Petitioners argue that such a move introduces an element of unfairness, as the difficulty level of question papers may vary between shifts, potentially disadvantaging one set of candidates. The petition calls for the NEET-PG 2025 to be held in a single shift to ensure 'just, fair, reasonable and equitable' conditions for all aspirants. The counsel pointed out that during NEET-PG 2024, it was alleged that the second shift had easier questions, leading to widespread concern among candidates. The issue was first mentioned before the bench led by CJI Gavai on May 23, and the Court had agreed to hear it in the last week of May. However, it will now be clubbed for hearing in July along with the stipend-related petitions. Both matters are expected to significantly impact thousands of medical students and graduates across the country and will be closely watched when taken up by the apex court after the summer vacation. UNI SNG RN
Hans India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
SC to hear next week pleas challenging lack of transparency in NEET-PG exam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear next week a clutch of petitions challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG examination. A bench presided over by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai will likely hear the matter on Monday (May 26). In their plea filed before the apex court, NEET-PG aspirants claimed that the introduction of two shifts, normalisation method, and change in the tie-breaker criterion affected medical students adversely. The petitioners contended that the NEET-PG information bulletin could be amended at the whim and fancy of the authorities, and no rules or regulations existed governing the conduct of examinations. It challenged the National Board of Examinations (NBE) decision not to disclose question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of candidates. The plea said that there was a clear lack of transparency in the conduct of the examination since none of the documents allowed students to check their performance, adding that neither the question paper, nor the response sheet filled in by candidates, or an answer key was supplied to the students, and merely a scorecard had been provided. The petition, filed through advocate Parul Shukla, highlighted that, unlike previous years where the candidate used to receive their total score along with the number of correctly attempted questions and the number of incorrectly attempted questions, the NEET-PG 2024 results did not provide their total score. "The method/manner in which examination under the NEET PG 2024 is conducted by the respondents (authorities) is manifestly arbitrary and against the principles of transparency and fairness in state action as enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India," it added. The plea said that NEET-PG had never been held in two shifts before and had always remained a single-shift and single-day examination to ensure a uniform examination standard and fairness of the national test. It highlighted a "serious patent defect in the conduct of the examination", requiring redressal in order to achieve a clean, transparent and effective system of examination which gives the best candidates. Recently, the top court issued notices to the Centre, NBE and NMC (National Medical Commission) on a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the conduct of the NEET-PG 2025 examination in two shifts. The plea sought the top court's intervention to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in a single and uniform session, apart from seeking an interim stay on the examination scheduled for June 15.
Hans India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
SC fixes May 15 for hearing on pleas challenging lack of transparency in NEET-PG exam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday fixed May 15 for hearing on a clutch of petitions challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG examination. In their plea filed before the apex court, NEET-PG aspirants claimed that the introduction of two shifts, normalisation method, and change in the tie-breaker criterion affected medical students adversely. The petitioners contended that the NEET-PG information bulletin could be amended at the whim and fancy of the authorities, and no rules or regulations existed governing the conduct of examinations. It challenged the National Board of Examinations (NBE) decision not to disclose question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of candidates. The plea said that there was a clear lack of transparency in the conduct of the examination since none of the documents allowed students to check their performance, adding that neither the question paper, nor the response sheet filled in by candidates, or an answer key was supplied to the students, and merely a scorecard had been provided. The petition, filed through advocate Parul Shukla, highlighted that, unlike previous years where the candidate used to receive their total score along with the number of correctly attempted questions and the number of incorrectly attempted questions, the NEET-PG 2024 results did not provide their total score. "The method/manner in which examination under the NEET PG 2024 is conducted by the respondents (authorities) is manifestly arbitrary and against the principles of transparency and fairness in state action as enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India," it added. The plea said that NEET-PG had never been held in two shifts before and had always remained a single-shift and single-day examination to ensure a uniform examination standard and fairness of the national test. It highlighted a "serious patent defect in the conduct of the examination", requiring redressal in order to achieve a clean, transparent and effective system of examination which gives the best candidates. On Monday, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and KV Viswanathan issued notices to the Centre, NBE and NMC (National Medical Commission) on a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the conduct of the NEET-PG 2025 examination in two shifts. The plea sought the top court's intervention to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in a single and uniform session, apart from seeking an interim stay on the examination scheduled for June 15. As per the computerised case status, UDF's plea is tentatively coming up for hearing on May 20.
