PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in consultation with the Medical Council of India, has reduced the percentile cut-offs for NEET-PG 2017.
The move comes after the ministry received various representations from State governments which said that seats in some categories may remain vacant as there is not sufficient number of candidates available.
“It has been decided in consultation with Medical Council of India (MCI), to reduce the percentile cut offs for NEET-PG 2017 by 7.5 percentile, taking them to 42.5 percentile for general candidates, 32.5 percentile for reserved category candidates and 37.5 percentile for PWD category,” says a statement from the Health Ministry.
It further says, “In accordance with the above directives applications are invited from eligible candidates from the general category who have secured a NEET PG-2017 score between 667.4111 and 705.9194, from those reserved category having a score between 618.08969 and 655.1766 and persons with disability having a score between 643.1009 and 680.0611”
Earlier, a decision was taken to lower cut offs for PG dental seats by 7.5 percentile as there were not enough candidates meeting the requirement.
