NEET UG Counselling 2024: MCC to Convert 1,490 Seats to NRI Quota for MBBS Admissions
On September 24, 2024, the Supreme Court stated that the NRI quota in MBBS admission was a ‘fraud’ and “means of making money” and dismissed the Punjab government’s appeal against a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling striking down their new rules allowing relatives of Non-Resident Indians( NRI) to be included in the NRI quota. Due to this,1,490 students have converted into Non-Resident Indians to get admission to medical colleges
NEET Counselling
To secure admission to medicine, candidates have to clear the NEET exam with the required percentage. The NEET counselling refers to the selection of candidates with rthe equired qualifications to allocate seats in medical institutes.
NRI quota in NEET Counselling
1,490 candidates had converted their categories from Indian to Non-Resident Indian (NRI), thus reflecting an easy way of getting into the medical field.
- Several governments, including Himachal Pradesh, continue to include the NRI quota allowing relatives of NNon-ResidentIndians (NRI) for NEET admission.
The Central Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
allows converting the Indians to NRI under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
NRI Quota in MBBS Admission
NRI Quota secures a reservation for Non-Resident Indians in Indian medical institutes. The candidates who have cleared the NTA NEET competitive exam are eligible.
NRI Quota secures 15 pper centof total seats in private institutions. Some government medical institutions also have NRI Quotas including Rajasthan, Haryana, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, and two Union Territories (UTs), Chandigarh and Pondicherry.
MCC NEET UG Counselling
Under the MCC NEET UG counselling, a candidate can avail the benefit of the NRI category through the NRI Sponsor by properly submitting documents that show the sponsor is an NRI and also show the connection between the applicant and sponsor.
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