Medical Seat Paradox: Why NEET PG Cut-Offs Are Being Reduced While Seats Still Remain Empty
Even as India faces an acute shortage of specialist doctors, thousands of postgraduate (PG) medical seats remain vacant year after year. To address this, authorities have successively lowered the qualifying cut-offs for NEET-PG, the latest revision allowing candidates with scores of negative 40 in some categories to become eligible for the third round of NEET PG counselling. The move has once again triggered debate within the medical community, raising questions about seat distribution, affordability, quality of training and the long-term impact on healthcare. NDTV's Tanushka Dutta brings you the details.
