Archive · 8 Aug 2026
MCC Constitutes PwBD Appellate Boards for NEET UG Counselling 2026
NEET is a big exam in India that students take if they want to become doctors.
Some students with disabilities are allowed to get special help when they apply for medical college under a special 5 per cent reservation.
A group called the Medical Counselling Committee makes sure this process is fair.
The committee told these students to read some new rules about how disability is measured.
Special doctor teams, called Disability Assessment Boards, check how much disability a student has.
Sixty-five of these teams work across India and can give certificates saying a student qualifies for the reservation.
Five senior teams in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Chennai, and Kolkata handle appeals.
If a student is told they do not qualify, they can email one of the five senior teams to ask for a second check.
The senior team's answer is final and decides if the student gets the special reservation for medical college admission.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) issued a notice on August 7, 2026 announcing an appellate mechanism for PwBD candidates in NEET UG Counselling 2026.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) released an addendum to its July 27, 2026 notification on guidelines for assessing Persons with Benchmark Disabilities for MBBS admission.
Five Appellate Disability Assessment Boards were constituted at New Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Chennai, and Kolkata, following Supreme Court directions in M.A. No. 378/2025 in C.A. No. 14333/2024.
A total of 65 Primary Medical Assessment Boards across states and Union Territories will issue eligibility certificates supporting the 5 per cent PwBD reservation claim.
Candidates declared ineligible by a primary board can appeal via designated email IDs before their counselling round; the Appellate Board's final decision is sent to MCC and DGHS.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the National Medical Commission (NMC), and PwBD candidates seeking NEET UG admission
- What
- MCC announced an appellate mechanism and revised assessment rules for PwBD candidates, including five appellate boards and 65 primary assessment boards
- When
- MCC notice dated August 7, 2026, for NEET UG Counselling 2026; following an NMC addendum dated July 27, 2026
- Where
- India, with Appellate Disability Assessment Boards in New Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Chennai, and Kolkata
- Why
- To facilitate disability assessment and appeals for candidates claiming the 5 per cent PwBD reservation, in compliance with Supreme Court directions
- Event
- NEET UG Counselling 2026
- Issuing Authority
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
- MCC Notice Date
- August 7, 2026
- NMC Addendum
- Notification dated July 27, 2026
- Appellate Disability Assessment Boards
- 5
- Primary Medical Assessment Boards
- 65
- PwBD Reservation
- 5 per cent
- Appeal Method
- Email to [email protected] or [email protected] before the respective counselling round
- Assessment Guidelines
- Guidelines for Assessing the Extent of Specified Disabilities, 2024 (DEPwD)
- Supreme Court Case
- M.A. No. 378/2025 in C.A. No. 14333/2024
