The Centre said in an affidavit to the Supreme Court that the upper limit of Rs 8 lakh per annum is being maintained for the economically weaker class quota for post-graduate admission in the All India Medical Examination- NEAT. A case has already been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the reservation in this quota. As a result, the doctors’ protest against the delay in admission has recently led to a strike.
However, the doctors have taken up the strike in the face of pressure. The next hearing in the case is on January 8. Earlier, in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the Centre had said that all the recommendations of the three-member committee constituted to review the quota would be complied with. However, in the current admission process, there will be no change. It will increase the complexity. The changed rules and regulations will be effective from next year.
In July last year, the Center announced a separate reservation for the financially weaker sections for postgraduate admissions in the All-India NEAT. According to the new decision, the All India Quota (AIQ), an all-India medical examination, will reserve 26 percent seats for OBCs and 10 percent for the financially backward classes, the Center said.
