NEET-PG may shift from percentile-based qualifying system to rank-based merit system

New Delhi, Nov. 3 (UNI) A 12-member expert committee set up to review the NEET-PG admission system has recommended replacing the existing percentile-based qualifying system with a rank-based merit system, a proposal that has received in-principle approval from the National Medical Commission. In a report placed before the Supreme Court, the committee said the proposed change would apply to both National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Post-Graduate (NEET-PG) and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Super Speciality (NEET-SS). A draft regulation is expected to be issued shortly for consultation with stakeholders. The committee was constituted pursuant to Supreme Court directions asking the union…