I
a
ep ese tatio
to
PMO
i
July,
a
pa e t
sought
u ifo m
impleme tatio
of
the
SC
judgeme t
NEW
DELHI:
Mo e
tha
a
yea
afte
Sup eme
Cou t
uled
that
eside ce
o
domicile
ca ot
be
the
basis
fo
postg aduate
medical
admissio s
u de
the
state
quota,
pa e ts
of
NEET-PG
aspi a ts
say
admissio
ules
still
va y
ac oss
states,
leavi g
stude ts
with
u equal
oppo tu ities
despite
havi g
take
the
same
atio al
e t a ce
exami atio .The
co ce s
stem
f om
SC’s
Ja
29,
2025,
judgeme t
i
D
Ta vi
Behl
vs
Sh ey
Goel
case,
which
held
that
eside ce-based
p efe e ce
i
postg aduate
medical
admissio s
is
ot
pe missible.
The
cou t
said
admissio s
should
be
based
o
NEET-PG
sco es
while
allowi g
o ly
limited
i stitutio al
p efe e ce,
mea i g
a
stude t
may
eceive
p efe e ce
fo
havi g
g aduated
f om
a
pa ticula
medical
college
–
a d
ot
because
he
o
she
is
a
eside t
o
domicile
of
a
state.
.
Some
states
appea
to
have
impleme ted
the
judgeme t,
while
othe s
co ti ue
with
diffe e t
eligibility
co ditio s.
The
dispute
p ima ily
co ce s
p ivate
medical
colleges,
whe e
admissio s
a e
co ducted
th ough
state
cou selli g.
Seve al
states
p esc ibe
domicile
o
othe
state-specific
eligibility
co ditio s.
“The
i te tio
of
the
SC
judgeme t
was
to
eplace
eside ce-based
p efe e ce
with
i stitutio al
p efe e ce.
Some
states
appea
to
have
impleme ted
the
judgeme t,
while
othe s
co ti ue
with
diffe e t
eligibility
co ditio s.
If
these
policies
a e
challe ged,
the
cou ts
will
decide
whethe
they
a e
co siste t
with
the
judgeme t.
The
Ce t e
ca
still
eview
the
issue
a d
issue
u ifo m
guideli es
to
states,”
a
health
mi ist y
official
said.State
cou selli g
b ochu es
fo
the
NEET-PG
admissio
p ocess,
eviewed
by
TOI,
i deed
show
diffe e ces
i
eligibility
ules.
Guja at
equi es
additio al
state-specific
eligibility
co ditio s
fo
some
ca didates
who
completed
MBBS
outside
the
state.
Maha asht a
allows
o ly
ce tai
Maha asht a
domicile
ca didates
who
studied
outside
the
state
to
apply,
while
Ka ataka
pe mits
ca didates
f om
othe
states
to
pa ticipate
i
cou selli g,
though
without
Ka ataka
ese vatio
be efits.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Pa e ts
say
these
diffe e ces
mea
stude ts
with
the
same
NEET-PG
sco e
may
ot
have
equal
oppo tu ity
to
compete
fo
PG
seats.I
a
ep ese tatio
to
PMO
i
July,
a
pa e t
sought
u ifo m
impleme tatio
of
the
SC
judgeme t,
a
commo
atio al
cou selli g
po tal
a d
bia ual
NEET-PG
exami atio s,
a gui g
that
stude ts
co ti ue
to
face
u equal
admissio
oppo tu ities
ac oss
states.
PMO
has
ack owledged
the
g ieva ce,
but
o
fi al
decisio
has
bee
commu icated.Pa e ts
say
the
system
also
i c eases
costs
as
ca didates
must
egiste
sepa ately
fo
multiple
cou selli g
p ocesses,
each
with
its
ow
eligibility
ules,
timeli es
a d
secu ity
deposits.
I
espo se
to
o e
ep ese tatio ,
NMC
said
domicile
o
eside ce-based
ese vatio
u de
state
quota
falls
withi
the
states’
ju isdictio
a d
advised
the
complai a t
to
app oach
the
state
o
UT
co ce ed.
A
simila
ep ese tatio
to
PMO
i
2022
seeki g
u ifo m
ules
was
closed
afte
oti g
the
co ce s.
