2 weeks ago
Calcutta High Court orders EWS certificate for NEET-UG aspirant
A young student named Priyangshu Mukherjee wants to become a doctor.
He passed a big medical entrance test called NEET-UG.
To get a seat in a medical college, he needs a special paper called an EWS certificate.
This paper helps students from families with less money.
The government office did not give him the paper because his mother's name was missing from the voter list.
The voter list is a record of people who can vote in elections.
His mother's name was removed during a special update called SIR.
A judge at the Calcutta High Court said the office must check if the student is eligible.
If he is eligible, he should get the certificate right away.
The judge will hear the case again in September.
The Calcutta High Court directed Bengal authorities to immediately consider NEET-UG aspirant Priyangshu Mukherjee's request for an EWS certificate.
Justice Krishna Rao ordered that the certificate be issued on Monday itself if Mukherjee is found eligible under the Economically Weaker Section category.
Mukherjee claimed the certificate was denied because his mother's name did not appear in the voter list following the SIR exercise.
Mukherjee scored 471 out of 720 in NEET-UG and secured a General-EWS category rank of 16,401.
The matter will be heard again on September 16, while his document verification is due Tuesday at SSKM Hospital.
- Who
- Priyangshu Mukherjee, a NEET-UG qualified MBBS aspirant, and Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court
- What
- The Calcutta High Court directed Bengal authorities to issue an EWS certificate to Mukherjee if he is eligible, amid a dispute over his mother's name being removed from the voter list during the SIR exercise.
- Where
- Calcutta High Court; North 24 Parganas; document verification at SSKM Hospital
- When
- Monday; the matter will be heard again on September 16
- Why
- To enable Mukherjee to participate in MBBS counselling, as his EWS certificate was allegedly denied because his mother's name did not appear in the voter list.
Key facts
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Petitioner
- Priyangshu Mukherjee
- NEET-UG score
- 471 out of 720
- General-EWS rank
- 16,401
- Directed authority
- Additional District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas
- Next hearing
- September 16
- Document verification
- Tuesday at SSKM Hospital
- Disputed issue
- Mother's name deleted from voter list during 2026 SIR











