The Apex Court bench clarified that proposing domicile-based reservations for State quota PG medical seats is constitutionally unacceptable, stating that these seats must be filled exclusively based on merit in the NEET PG exam scores. In response to a reference, the three-judge bench stated that it was reiterating the legal principles established in the previous judgments of the Pradeep Jain and Saurabh Chandra cases, as reported by Live Law.
However, the bench clarified that the verdict will not impact existing candidates who have secured the seats through their respective quotas. Students currently enrolled in PG medical courses or those who have already graduated under the domicile category will not be affected by the judgment.
Reportedly, the SC bench mentioned "We all are domiciles in the territory of India and no state or provincial domicile shall exist. There is only one domicile. We have the right to choose residence anywhere in India and to carry out trade and profession anywhere in the country."
Further, the bench said that the benefit of reservation in educational institutions based on state quota can be given to a certain degree only in MBBS courses but state quota reservation for specialised doctors in PG medical courses would violate Article 14 of the constitution.
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No. There is no option of any other language other than English. According to the existing NEET PG pattern, the exam is conducted in English language only. While NEET exam is conducted in 13 languages, NEET PG is conducted in only one language. NBE releases exam pattern along with the official information brochure. According to existing exam pattern, the exam is conducted in computer-based mode. Total 200 multiple choice questions are asked of 800 marks. Total allotted time for the question paper is 3.5 hours.