Archive · 4 Jan 2026
NEET Counselling System Flaws Leave Seats Vacant
The NEET counselling system in India is very confusing and unfair.
After students pass the NEET exam, they have to go through a counselling process to get seats in medical colleges.
But this process is not well-organised.
Some students take seats they don't really want just to block them, hoping to get better seats later.
This leaves many seats empty, even though there are many students who need them.
The system is also not transparent, and some colleges charge very high fees.
The article suggests that India needs a single, unified system for medical admissions that is fair and transparent, so that the best students get the seats they deserve.
NEET-PG counselling leaves thousands of seats vacant annually due to seat blocking and manipulation.
Seat blocking is enabled by regulatory delays and poor digital infrastructure, with coaching agents and intermediaries orchestrating the process.
NEET-UG also faces issues with seat blocking, particularly through state counselling overlaps and private college windows.
Deemed universities charge high fees and fill seats with candidates who score marginally above the qualifying mark.
The root cause of the chaos is decentralisation without coordination, leading to confusion, litigation, and last-minute surprises.
- Who
- NEET aspirants and medical students in India
- What
- Flaws in the NEET counselling system leading to vacant seats and unfair practices
- When
- Ongoing issue, with 4,000+ PG seats vacant in 2022
- Where
- India, across various medical colleges and universities
- Why
- Due to decentralised and uncoordinated counselling processes, enabling seat blocking and manipulation
- NEET-PG Vacant Seats (2022)
- 4,000+
- NEET-UG Seat Blocking
- Occurs through state counselling overlaps and private college windows
- Deemed Universities Fees
- ₹25–30 lakh per year
- Proposed Solution
- Unified National Medical Admissions Portal
- Current System Issues
- Decentralisation without coordination, lack of real-time tracking