NEET PG, UG Counselling 2021 LIVE: Supreme Court allows counselling to begin

NEET PG Counselling 2021 LIVE Updates: Supreme Court has allowed the counselling session for UG/PG courses to begin. The highest court on January 7, 2022 has upheld the 27 percent OBC quota. (with inputs from Abraham Thomas)

NEET PG Counselling 2021 LIVE Updates: Supreme Court to hear EWS quota plea today

 NEET PG Counselling 2021 verdict on EWS and OBC quota has been given by Supreme Court. The Apex Court has allowed counselling session to begin for both UG and PG courses. The apex court has upheld the 27 percent OBC quota....Read More

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• 7 Jan 2022, 03:08:46 PM IST

  NEET PG: Minister of Health and Family Welfare expresses his gratitude 

  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has expressed his gratitude after Supreme Court's verdict on EWS quota for NEET PG Counselling 2021.

• 7 Jan 2022, 12:33:30 PM IST

  NEET Hearing: What happened when counselling was delayed

  As counseling was delayed, the first year PG medical students could not be admitted which had a cascading effect on the medical workforce as first year PG resident doctors constitute 33% of the medical workforce. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 12:23:38 PM IST

  NEET PG: Documents needed for counselling 

  NEET Score Card with Rank.

  NEET 2021 Admit Card.

  For Date of Birth proof, candidates must have class 10 marksheet or certificate.

  Class 12 Marksheet based on exams given.

  Any photo ID proof like Aadhar Card, PAN card, Driving License etc.

  Few coloured passport sized photographs (Ideally 8-10).

  Caste certificate and PwD certificate, if applicable.

• 7 Jan 2022, 12:12:24 PM IST

  NEET Counselling Hearing: MCC likely to release counselling schedule soon 

  After Supreme Court's verdict today, Medical Counselling Committee is expected to release counselling schedule for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses soon. The counselling session will be available on the official site of MCC on mcc.nic.in.

• 7 Jan 2022, 12:08:35 PM IST

  NEET PG, UG Counselling 2021: SC allows counselling under existing criteria 

  Supreme Court in today's verdict has allowed counseling for NEET PG, UG and has upheld the validity of 27% OBC and permitted 10% EWS under existing criteria. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 12:05:39 PM IST

  NEET Counselling: Know what doctors have to say 

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:57:13 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: FORDA welcomes Supreme Court judgement 

  Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) has welcomes Supreme Court's verdict on EWS and OBC quota for NEET PG, UG Counselling 2021. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:51:11 AM IST

  NEET PG Hearing: 10% EWS quota permitted among general category for this year

  Supreme Court has permitted the 10% reservation for economically weaker section (EWS) among general category to be applied based on the criteria laid down in January 2019 for this year. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:41:31 AM IST

  NEET PG: Interim order passed by Apex Court 

  The interim order was passed by Apex Court after the Centre sought an urgent hearing on the batch of petitions in view of the stir by resident doctors demanding counseling to be held at the earliest. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:30:01 AM IST

  NEET Hearing: EWS reservation to be reviewed 

  Supreme Court has said that it will review the criteria for EWS reservation as laid own by a three-member Committee headed by former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey in the third week of March when the batch of petitions challenging the introduction of EWS quota in Neet-PG AIQ seats by a circular of July 29, 2021 will be heard.

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:12:31 AM IST

  NEET: EWS criteria as per January 2019 

  The Apex Court in today's hearing has directed that for this year the criteria laid down in Jan 2019 for EWS quota will be followed. For the future years, the Court decided to examine validity of the EWS criteria as laid down by Pandey Committee and listed the batch of petitions for hearing in 3rd week of March.

• 7 Jan 2022, 11:04:21 AM IST

  NEET PG 2021: SC allows counselling to be held for UG/PG 

  Supreme Court in its verdict today has allowed counselling session to begin for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses for NEET. The apex court has upheld the 27 percent OBC quota. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 10:33:48 AM IST

  NEET PG Hearing: Hearing to begin soon 

  NEET PG Hearing will begin soon. The matter will be heard by a special bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna.

• 7 Jan 2022, 09:57:31 AM IST

  NEET PG 2021: Verdict was reserved 

  On Thursday, January 6, 2022, a two-judge bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna concluded a hearing on the matter and reserved the verdict. 

• 7 Jan 2022, 09:31:16 AM IST

  NEET Hearing: Counselling scheduled in October postponed 

  The NEET PG counselling 2021 was scheduled to commence on October 25, but was deferred till further notice due to the intervention of the apex court.

• 7 Jan 2022, 08:52:43 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling 2021: Centre's view

  Centre had told the apex court on Wednesday that it would not accept a position whereby those falling in the OBC or the EWS category, whether before or after the exercise of revisiting the criterion of ₹8 lakh annual income, are deprived of something that is legitimately due to them.

• 7 Jan 2022, 08:11:56 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: What Bench said yesterday 

  A bench of justices Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, which heard the matter for two consecutive days, said, “In national interest, counselling has to begin” as it finished hearing the petitioners on their challenge to the July 29 order and the submissions by the Centre in support of the decision.

• 7 Jan 2022, 07:38:15 AM IST

  NEET PG: Supreme Court to pronounce order today

  Supreme Court will pronounce order on EWS quota or OBC quota today, January 7, 2022. The Court has asked the petitioners to file a short note by today morning. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 04:45:16 PM IST

  NEET 2021 Hearing: Arguments conclude 

  Arguments have concluded. Order is reserved by Supreme Court for now. The Apex Court has asked the petitioners to file a short note of their reply by tomorrow morning. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 03:33:15 PM IST

  NEET PG Counselling 2021: ASG KM Nataraj states that reservation in AIQ can be made by executive order or legislation

  ASG KM Nataraj submits in Supreme Court that reservation in All India Quota seats can be made by an executive order or legislation. He also adds that petitioners are wrong in saying that reservation in AIQ can only be on basis of a judicial order. He completes his argument now. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 03:17:08 PM IST

  NEET PG: SG ends his arguments 

  SG has completed his arguments. Now ASG KM Nataraj has begun arguments. He is also for the Central government. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 02:02:26 PM IST

  NEET Counselling Hearing: EWS category students have certificates 

  SG informs Supreme Court that the EWS category students who have registered themselves for the counseling round already have their certificates to show backwardness and are awaiting counseling subject to the final order to be passed by Court. He further states that prior judgments of SC prohibit reservation in super-specialty courses but that has no application to counseling for PG courses based on NEET exam. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 01:04:33 PM IST

  NEET Hearing: What Resident doctors demand

  Federation of resident doctors tells Apex Court that there is an urgent need to hold counseling as it is affecting the doctor workforce in central government hospitals. They further inform the highest court that almost 33% workforce is lacking due to the counseling not being held as first-year students in PG courses have not joined. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 01:02:26 PM IST

  NEET Counselling 2021: Petitioners demand counselling process to be held 

  The petitioners have demanded that the counselling process should be held without giving effect to July 29 government order introducing OBC and EWS quota. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 11:37:59 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Hearing begins 

  Supreme Court's hearing on NEET PG Counselling has started. The matter will be heard by a special bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna.

• 6 Jan 2022, 11:00:02 AM IST

  NEET PG: What Senior Advocate Shyam Divan said 

  Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court that Postgraduate admissions must be completely merit-based and reservation must be minimal. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 10:38:59 AM IST

  NEET Hearing: Bench assembles 

  Bench assesmbles for the day. The hearing on fresh cases will begin soon. After the hearing on fresh cases are over, NEET PG EWS quota matter will be taken up. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 10:05:26 AM IST

  NEET PG: Know the documents required for counselling 

  NEET Score Card with Rank.

  NEET 2021 Admit Card.

  For Date of Birth proof, candidates must have class 10 mark sheet or certificate.

  Class 12 Marksheet based on exams given.

  Any photo ID proof like Aadhar Card, PAN card, Driving License etc.

  Few coloured passport-sized photographs (Ideally 8-10).

  Caste certificate and PwD certificate, if applicable.

• 6 Jan 2022, 09:36:09 AM IST

  NEET: Where to check counselling schedule 

  NEET PG Counselling schedule will be available to candidates on the official site of MCC on mcc.nic.in. The Medical Counselling Committee is expected to release the counselling schedule soon after the verdict. 

• 6 Jan 2022, 09:01:27 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling 2021: Know reason behind delay in counselling process 

  The counselling process for NEET PG has been delayed this year due to the petition challenging the July 29 notification of the centre and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to provide 27 percent reservation to OBC and 10 percent to EWS students in all India quota medical seats.

• 6 Jan 2022, 08:30:26 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Two judge bench to hear the plea 

  The matter will be heard by two judge bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna. The time of the hearing has not been disclosed yet.

• 6 Jan 2022, 07:52:28 AM IST

  NEET PG: SC says demand by doctors genuine 

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the demands of resident doctors to hold counselling for NEET-PG seats were “genuine” as it set out to examine the Centre’s request to allow the process pending a constitutional challenge to the introduction of reservation for other backward classes (OBC) and economically weaker section (EWS) in all-India quota seats for graduate and postgraduate medical courses.

• 6 Jan 2022, 07:22:06 AM IST

  NEET: Hearing to continue today 

  Supreme Court will continue hearing on plea against EWS quota matter today, January 6, 2022. The matter will be taken up after hearing on fresh cases are over. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 04:03:10 PM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Matter to be taken up tomorrow 

  Senior Advocate Datar to continue with his arguments tomorrow. He will take half an hour more. Matter to be taken up by Apex court tomorrow. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 03:50:37 PM IST

  NEET PG Hearing: Senior Advocate Arvind Datar begins his argument 

  Senior Advocate Arvind Datar has started his argument. Datar is challenging the 10% EWS quota in NEET PG. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 03:30:45 PM IST

  NEET PG 2021: Senior Advocate Shyam Divan questions 27% OBC reservation in Neet-PG on two grounds

  Senior Advocate Shyam Divan has raises questions on 27 percent OBC reservation in NEET-PG on two grounds-  firstly, the decision introducing the reservation made on July 29, 2021 much after the process for conducting exam had begun and secondly, he said this reservation is in All India Quota which takes away 2500 seats for general category. This reservation in AIQ category cannot be done by executive order but by judicial order.

• 5 Jan 2022, 03:20:09 PM IST

  NEET PG: SG urges Apex Court to allow commencement of counselling process 

  Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for Centre has urged the Apex Court to allow counseling to go on as he says that this demand of resident doctors is bonafide. He further states that the argument can be carried out, but counseling be not held up. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 03:07:58 PM IST

  NEET Hearing: Petitioners raise objection on change in bench composition

  Pertitioners who have challenged the EWS and OBC reservation have now raised objections against change in bench composition. They state that the earlier arguments by them were heard by a 3-judge bench. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 02:59:19 PM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Hearing on EWS quota begins 

  Supreme Court begins hearing on plea filed against EWS/OBC quota in NEET PG Counselling. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 02:56:22 PM IST

  NEET PG Hearing to begin soon 

  NEET PG hearing enlisted today will begin soon in Supreme Court. The Apex Court has agreed to hear the plea following centre’s urgent request to hear the matter in view of the protests by resident doctors against delay in the counselling round for NEET PG.

• 5 Jan 2022, 02:00:44 PM IST

  NEET PG: Who will hear the plea today  

  The matter will be heard by two judge bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna.

• 5 Jan 2022, 01:45:41 PM IST

  NEET 2021: Hearing likely to begin soon 

  Supreme Court hearing on NEET PG is expected to begin soon. The petition will be heard by a two-judge bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 01:15:48 PM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Documents needed 

  NEET Score Card with Rank.

  NEET 2021 Admit Card.

  For Date of Birth proof, candidates must have class 10 marksheet or certificate.

  Class 12 Marksheet based on exams given.

  Any photo ID proof like Aadhar Card, PAN card, Driving License etc.

  Few coloured passport sized photographs (Ideally 8-10).

  Caste certificate and PwD certificate, if applicable.

• 5 Jan 2022, 01:00:29 PM IST

  NEET: Maharashtra resident doctors called off their strike 

  Maharashtra resident doctors who were on strike due to delay in NEET PG counselling schedule have called off their strike on January 4, 2022. The strike was called off after a “fruitful” meeting with the state medical education and research director was held. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 12:45:24 PM IST

  NEET PG Hearing: Preponed a day 

  On November 25, 2021, the bench had fixed it for hearing next on January 6, 2022. But with the Centre citing urgency, the matter has now been listed before the two-judge bench a day before i.e., January 5, 2022. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 12:30:32 PM IST

  NEET PG: Centre's affidavit on EWS quota

  In its affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre has said it has decided to accept the recommendations of a three-member panel to retain the current gross annual family income limit for defining Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) at ₹8 lakh or less.

• 5 Jan 2022, 12:18:43 PM IST

  NEET PG Counselling: Who will release counselling schedule 

  NEET PG Counselling schedule will be released by Medical Counselling Committee. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 12:01:27 PM IST

  NEET: When Delhi CM wrote to PM Modi to commence counselling soon 

• 5 Jan 2022, 11:30:32 AM IST

  NEET PG Counselling 2021: Counselling schedule expected after hearing 

  The NEET PG Counselling 2021 schedule is expected to be available after hearing ends today, January 5, 2022. The counselling schedule will be released by MCC on its official website. Candidates are advised to check the schedule from the official website after it releases. 

• 5 Jan 2022, 11:25:45 AM IST

  NEET Counselling: What happened next

  FORDA delegation met Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on December 6, 2021 following their protests against delay in NEET PG counseling session.