The NEET PG 2025 counselling for 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats is expected to begin shortly, with the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) scheduled to announce detailed dates soon. Meanwhile, a petition regarding the transparency of NBEMS’s answer key disclosure remains under review by the Supreme Court, which has declined to halt the process but slated another hearing for next week.
MCC NEET PG Counselling Update
MCC is anticipated to release the official counselling schedule for AIQ seats in September 2025, with registration, choice filling, and seat allotment to follow soon after. Qualified candidates should monitor the official MCC website for announcements and use the counselling portal for registration and preference submission. The seat allotment process is based on NEET PG rank, chosen course/institute, and reservation guidelines.
Supreme Court Transparency Plea
A Supreme Court Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by NEET PG aspirants challenges the format of answer key disclosure by NBEMS, arguing that the use of shuffled question orders and question ID mapping makes verification difficult and limits transparency. The Supreme Court has acknowledged the urgency due to the impending counselling period but did not stay the AIQ counselling process. The case is now before Justice J.B. Pardiwala’s bench, with the next hearing expected in the coming week.
Legal Proceedings and Directives
The April 29, 2025 Supreme Court order—in SLP No. 9298 of 2018—mandated NBEMS to publish raw scores, answer keys, response sheets, and the normalization formula for greater clarity. However, NBEMS’s notice dated August 21, 2025, restricted disclosure using master question paper IDs, fueling concerns among candidates and leading to ongoing court debates about practical transparency.
NEET PG 2025 Exam Timeline
- Exam Date: August 3, 2025
- Result Declaration: August 19, 2025
- Scorecards: Available from August 29, 2025
- AIQ Counselling: Expected to begin in September 2025 after MCC releases the official schedule.
Conclusion
Doctors awaiting postgraduate seat allocation should stay updated via the MCC portal and Supreme Court court bulletin for further developments on the answer key transparency case. The legal proceedings do not currently affect the counselling schedule, but potential Supreme Court directives may impact data disclosures for ongoing and future NEET PG sessions.
