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Education
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders 30% Cap on In‑Service NEET PG Seats, Bars Mixing with Open Category
✍️ Free Press Journal
🗓 03 Nov 2026, 11:00 PM
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state's Directorate of Medical Education to limit in‑service NEET PG seats to 30% of the total and to keep them separate from the open‑category seats.
A bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a directive to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) mandating that in‑service candidates for the NEET PG examination be allotted no more than 30% of the total seats available in the state. The order explicitly prohibits the practice of merging in‑service seats with those offered under the open category.
The court’s intervention seeks to ensure a transparent and equitable allocation process, preventing any undue advantage to candidates already employed in government medical services. By keeping the two categories distinct, the ruling aims to preserve the merit‑based nature of the postgraduate medical admissions.
The DME has been instructed to revise its seat allocation framework accordingly and to communicate the revised guidelines to all medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh before the next admission cycle. Failure to comply could attract further judicial scrutiny.
Stakeholders, including medical colleges and prospective candidates, are expected to adapt to the new cap, which may affect the number of seats available to in‑service doctors seeking specialization through NEET PG.
The court’s intervention seeks to ensure a transparent and equitable allocation process, preventing any undue advantage to candidates already employed in government medical services. By keeping the two categories distinct, the ruling aims to preserve the merit‑based nature of the postgraduate medical admissions.
The DME has been instructed to revise its seat allocation framework accordingly and to communicate the revised guidelines to all medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh before the next admission cycle. Failure to comply could attract further judicial scrutiny.
Stakeholders, including medical colleges and prospective candidates, are expected to adapt to the new cap, which may affect the number of seats available to in‑service doctors seeking specialization through NEET PG.