SREEPARVATHY Vs. COMMISSIONER OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners, who are MBBS Graduates and who have appeared for NEET PG Examination-2021, are aggrieved by the revision of number of seats for various reserved categories. According to the petitioners, the revision has reduced the merit seats available to general candidates to 38%.

(2.) The petitioners state that they have appeared in the NEET PG-2021 Examination. The total number of seats in PG Courses is 833. From it, 427 seats are to be filled up by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination, based on the Rank List prepared by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). The remaining All India Quota will be filled up by the Director General of Health Services, Government of India. All the conditions stipulated in the Prospectus will be applied to All India Quota also.

(3.) In Ext.P1 Prospectus, the quota earmarked for Socially and Educationally Backward Communities (SEBC) has been increased from 9% to 27%. Service Quota for in-service candidates of 10% has been introduced. The revised reservation pattern as prescribed by Ext.P1 Government Order is as follows: