The uncertainty around this year’s postgraduate medical admissions has left thousands of NEET PG 2025 aspirants in limbo. At the heart of the issue is an ongoing case in the Supreme Court, which has stalled the national counselling process and raised questions about the transparency of the examination itself.
For candidates, the wait has been especially difficult. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which oversees the national-level NEET PG counselling process, has not yet announced a schedule. Normally, by this stage, aspirants would already be preparing to lock in their preferences for medical colleges through NEET PG counselling. Instead, they are refreshing the MCC website daily, hoping for clarity. The committee has made it clear that it cannot move forward until the Supreme Court decides on the petition concerning the NEET PG exam’s fairness.
The case is scheduled to be heard tomorrow, September 23, with the matter listed first on the court’s board for the day. This urgency reflects the seriousness of the concerns raised by the petitioners. Several students have reported discrepancies in their NEET PG 2025 results, with claims that scores varied by as much as 50 to 150 marks. For an exam as competitive as NEET PG, where every mark can decide whether a candidate secures a postgraduate seat or not, such variations have caused widespread anxiety.
The petitioners argue that the NEET PG 2025 evaluation process lacks transparency. They point out that the disclosure so far by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has been incomplete. Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the board to publish the raw scores of all NEET PG candidates, release the official answer key, and explain the normalisation method used in calculating the NEET PG results. These measures, the Court said, were necessary to ensure fairness.
However, NBEMS has only released question IDs and their corresponding answers. This partial compliance has left NEET PG aspirants frustrated, as it does not allow them to check whether their scores were calculated accurately. For many, this lack of clarity feels like an additional hurdle in an already stressful NEET PG admission process.
The bench, comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan, had previously taken note of the matter on September 19. They placed it at the top of the board for September 23, making it clear that the issue of NEET PG 2025 transparency could no longer be delayed. The case has already seen adjournments, including one on September 12, which only deepened the uncertainty for students. In earlier hearings, the bench had also questioned the intent of some petitioners before deciding to proceed further with detailed arguments.
Until the verdict is delivered, the MCC cannot publish the NEET PG counselling schedule. Once the Court provides directions, the committee is expected to immediately announce the dates on its official website, mcc.nic.in. Candidates will then need to log in, select the NEET PG tab, and download the counselling schedule in PDF form.
In the meantime, several states—such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala—have already gone ahead with their own state-level NEET PG counselling. These processes are independent of the national one and have provided a much-needed option for candidates eligible for seats in those states. However, for most aspirants who rely on the national NEET PG counselling process, the wait continues.
As the Supreme Court takes up the matter tomorrow, lakhs of young doctors-in-the-making will be watching closely. For them, the outcome is more than just a legal decision—it will determine the course of their NEET PG 2025 journey and ultimately their medical careers.
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