Rs 8 lakh income limit for EWS reservation in NEET PG admissions to remain, Centre tells SC

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in the NEET post-graduate admissions case, the Centre has filed an affidavit stating that the Rs 8 lakh annual income criterion for EWS reservation will remain. 

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in the NEET post-graduate admissions case to be held on January 6, the Centre has filed an affidavit stating that the Rs 8 lakh annual income criterion for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation will remain.

Last month, resident doctors from across the country protested against the delay in the NEET PG admissions process. The Supreme Court had put a stay on the process after a petition challenged the EWS criteria as ‘discriminatory’. The court had asked how the Rs 8 lakh income limit was decided. On Friday, the resident doctors called off their strike on the condition that the NEET PG counselling dates are announced after the January 6 hearing in the Supreme Court.