Allocation decisions were driven directly by applicant merit ranks and the preferred institutions they entered into the counseling system. Although candidates were registered under the economically weaker section category, the assigned slots are open-category seats carrying private tuition rates of up to Rs 2.1 crore for three years. Students now have the procedural choice to confirm their admission, try for a seat upgrade, or exit counseling.
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The allotment system granted open-category self-financed seats based on candidate ranking…: The allotment system granted open-category self-financed seats based on candidate rankings and preferences regardless of their EWS status.
More than 100 economically weaker section applicants received expensive private college a…: More than 100 economically weaker section applicants received expensive private college allotments in round one of NEET-PG 2026.
Allotted candidates must now decide whether to keep their high-cost assignments, request…: Allotted candidates must now decide whether to keep their high-cost assignments, request an upgrade, or leave the process.
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NEW DELHI: More than 100 candidates from the economically weaker section (EWS) category have been allotted postgraduate medical seats in the open category under the self-financed quota in private colleges, where tuition fee for some courses can be up to Rs 2.1 crore over three years.
The allotments were made in the first round of NEET-PG 2026 counselling, according to the seat allotment list. The list records the candidates' category as EWS while the allotted seat category was open and the quota was mentioned self-financed merit seat.
Among those allotted seats was a candidate with NEET-PG rank of 79,396, who secured MS obstetrics and gynaecology at Padmashree Dr DY Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, where the three-year tuition is around Rs 2 crore. Another candidate, ranked 71,263, was allotted MD radio-diagnosis at Raja Rajeswari Medical College, Bengaluru, where the three-year tuition is around Rs 1.8 crore. Candidates had listed these colleges and courses in their counselling choices and were allotted seats based on their preferences and rank. They can retain the seat, seek an upgrade or exit.
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