NEET PG 2019 REVISED CUTOFF: Health ministry approves to reduce the Cutoff.
A move that will benefit thousands of medical aspirants, Union health ministry decided to bring down the cutoffs for post graduate medical seats through National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Examination (NEET) 2019.The National Board of Examinations (NBE) is the responsible body for releasing the NEET PG 2019 cutoff. NEET PG 2019 is conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) for admission to all post-graduate medical courses in the country. The minimum qualifying percentile was at 50th percentile for general category, 40th percentile for OBC/SC/ST and 45% percentile for PWD category.It has been decided in consultation with Director general of health services ( DGHS) and Medical Council of India (MCI), to reduce the percentile cutoffs for NEET PG 2019, Union Health Ministry said in a statement. On 7th May 2019 the Central Government in consultation with the Medical Council of India(MCI) has decided to reduce the percentile cutoffs for NEET PG by 6 percentile, taking them to 44 percentile for general category candidates, 39 percentile for Persons with Disabilities category and 34 percentile for SC/ST/OBC category candidates.
In accordance with the Clause 9(III) of the Indian Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, when sufficient number of candidates fail to secure the minimum marks, the Central Government in consultation with the MCI, may lower the minimum cutoff marks which shall be applicable for the said academic year to fulfill the vacant medical Post graduation seat. This is a significant step towards strengthening the medical sector and indicates the priority given by the Indian Government to it.
The NEET PG 2019 cutoff depends on various factors like difficulty level of the exam, number of applicants and availability of seats among others. Only the candidates who will qualify according to NEET PG cutoff 2019 will be included in the merit list released by NBE. The NEET PG Cutoff trends for the various categories have been given below.
THE NEET PG CUTOFF TRENDS :
Category | Minimum Qualifying Percentile | NEET PG cutoff 2019 | NEET PG cutoff 2018 | NEET PG cutoff 2017 |
Unreserved (UR) | 50th Percentile | 340 | 321 | 705 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 40th Percentile | 295 | 281 | 655 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 40th Percentile | 295 | 281 | 655 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 40th Percentile | 295 | 281 | 655 |
REVISED NEET PG CUTOFF TRENDS :
Category | NEET PG cutoff Revised 2019 (Tentative) | NEET PG revised cutoff 2018 | NEET PG revised cutoff 2017 |
Unreserved (UR) | 313* | 262 | 668 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 270* | 225 | 619 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 270* | 225 | 619 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 270* | 225 | 619 |
