NEET UG: Over 17 lakh students appeared for 96,077 medical seats last year, says government

Minister of State for health and family welfare, Bharati Pravin Pavar said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that more than 18 lakh students registered for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) last year, of which, 17.64 lakhs appeared for the exam, read here for more details.

While answering a question asked by Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik on the number of students who appeared for NEET UG and the number of undergraduate seats in the last three years, Minister of State for health and family welfare, Bharati Pravin Pavar, said that over 18 lakh students registered for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) last year, of which, 17.64 lakhs appeared in the exam.

The minister also shared the last three years’ data on the number of medical seats of which 83,275 seats were vacant in 2020, 92,065 seats vacant in 2021 and 96,077 seats vacant in 2022, as reported by Indian Express.

The question also included whether it is a fact that complication in the admission process has led to many legal cases and whether the government plans to reform the admission process to make it simple and transparent.

"The regulations on graduate and post graduate medical education provide for conducting common counselling through NEET scores," said Pavar.

"The common counseling for admission to All India Quota (AIQ) seats, central institutions and deemed universities is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of Directorate General of Health Services at Centre level. The common counselling for all the seats of Super-Specialty courses is also conducted by the MCC," she added.

"The medical seats are allotted to candidates on the basis of merit and as per the choices exercised by the candidate through an Online Counseling Software. The whole allotment process is online," she further added.

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