Representative image NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation challenging the decision of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 202526, which would allow even candidates with zero or negative scores to qualify.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued a notice on the PIL and posted the case for Feb 6.The petitioners alleged that reducing the cut-off would affect patient safety, public health and the medical profession. They raised the point that the move, undertaken primarily to fill vacant seats, abolished merit as a criterion and converted a competitive examination into an administrative formality. They said medicine directly impacted human life, bodily integrity and dignity, and dilution of professional standards in the field was impermissible.Over 18,000 postgraduate medical seats across the country remain vacant.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosEAM Jaishankar, Marco Rubio Underscore De-Risking Supply Chains At US Critical Minerals MeetOppn Women MPs Storm Treasury Benches Amid Protests: Inside PM Modi’s Lok Sabha Speech Cancellation‘This is the era for India’: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Hails New Delhi’s Economic Rise’Agriculture, Dairy Protected’: Piyush Goyal Cheers India-US Pact; Jaishankar Meets Trump Top Aides’Insulted Sikh Community’: Hardeep Puri Slams Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitor’ Remark At Ravneet BittuRahul Gandhi Defends Naravane Memoir Quotes, Priyanka Questions Nishikant Dubey Quotes On Nehru’Justice Is Crying…’: Mamata Banerjee Takes EC Head On In Supreme Court Over SIR Row In Bengal‘Combatise Space Command…L1 Needs To Go.’: Expert Stresses Defence Reforms After Budget 2026India-US Trade Deal Vs India-EU FTA: Which Agreement Delivers Bigger Exports Jobs And GrowthKorean ‘Love Game’ Under Lens After Ghaziabad Sisters Suicide Raises Alarm On Digital Addiction123PhotostoriesJupiter-inspired names for babies born on ThursdayFrom Miley’s leather to Rosé’s black dress: 5 Grammy trends you can actually wear to work today5 types of main door locks and which one is perfect for apartments6 reality TV couples who didn’t last: Nick Thompson and Danielle Ruhl, Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Ngulube and moreWhat’s streaming on Apple TV+ in February 2026: New seasons, romance, and monster mayhemFrom India to Russia: Stunning frozen rivers from around the world10 oldest restaurants in Bengaluru and their most popular dishesMeryl Streep films on OTT that highlight her timeless talent5 most expensive buildings from across the world and why they cost so muchMumbai–Pune Expressway turns parking lot as vehicles remain stuck for 12 hours123Hot PicksBudget 2026Gold Silver PricesParliament Budget SessionRelationship consentIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays February 2026Bank Holidays februaryTop TrendingNBA Trade NewsMLB Trade RumorsCardi BKayla NicoleLindsey Vonn ACL InjuryCooper DeJeanTom BradyDenver Nuggets vs Detroit PistonsWho is Mickey Lolich WifeMickey Lolich Passes Away
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation challenging the decision of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 202526, which would allow even candidates with zero or negative scores to qualify.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued a notice on the PIL and posted the case for Feb 6.The petitioners alleged that reducing the cut-off would affect patient safety, public health and the medical profession. They raised the point that the move, undertaken primarily to fill vacant seats, abolished merit as a criterion and converted a competitive examination into an administrative formality. They said medicine directly impacted human life, bodily integrity and dignity, and dilution of professional standards in the field was impermissible.Over 18,000 postgraduate medical seats across the country remain vacant.
