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National NewsSC to hear PIL on NEET-PG percentile cut

SC to hear PIL on NEET-PG percentile cut

NEW DELHI, FEB 22 (IANS):

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination.
Earlier, the apex court court had issued notice on the PIL questioning the decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for postgraduate medical admissions to abnormally low, zero and even negative levels after the declaration of results and completion of two rounds of counselling.
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