Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Seeks Reconsideration of NEET-SS Cut-Off Reduction
Some super-speciality medical seats remained empty after NEET-SS 2025 counselling.
The Supreme Court asked the central government to think again about lowering the admission cut-off.
The government told the court it would instead hold a special stray counselling round.
This round is meant to fill the remaining seats.
The government said it would not lower the required percentile for admission.
It referred to directions from a 2023 Supreme Court case called Kevin Joy.
The Medical Counselling Committee will conduct the special round.
The court is considering how the vacant seats should be filled.
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to reconsider reducing the NEET-SS 2025 admission cut-off.
The issue concerns vacant super-speciality seats left after NEET-SS 2025 counselling.
The Centre decided to hold a special stray round to fill those vacant seats.
The government said the special round would proceed without reducing the prescribed percentile criteria.
The decision was presented to the court in a one-page note, citing directions from the 2023 Kevin Joy case.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, the Centre, and the Medical Counselling Committee are involved.
- What
- The court asked the Centre to reconsider reducing the NEET-SS 2025 cut-off, while the government proposed a special stray round without lowering the percentile requirement.
- When
- The matter concerns NEET-SS 2025 counselling and refers to directions from the Kevin Joy case in 2023.
- Where
- The location was not specified in the provided report.
- Why
- The special round is intended to fill vacant super-speciality seats left after counselling.
Cut-Off Reconsideration
No Cut-Off Reduction
How to fill vacant seats
Cut-Off Reconsideration
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to reconsider reducing the admission cut-off amid vacant super-speciality seats.
No Cut-Off Reduction
The Centre decided to conduct a special stray round to fill the vacant seats without reducing the prescribed percentile criteria.
- Examination
- NEET-SS 2025
- Issue
- Vacant super-speciality seats after counselling
- Court request
- Reconsideration of cut-off reduction
- Government proposal
- A special stray counselling round
- Admission criteria
- No reduction in the prescribed percentile for the special round
- Counselling body
- Medical Counselling Committee
- Cited precedent
- Supreme Court directions in the Kevin Joy case, 2023