NationalWednesday, 7 October 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Supreme Court gives Centre 3 weeks to file report on NEET PG 2025-26 admission changes
The Supreme Court asked the Union government to file a report within 3 weeks on NEET PG 2025-26 admission changes after the qualifying percentile was reduced.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In October 2026, the Supreme Court bench of Justices B.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed the Union government to file a report within 3 weeks on NEET PG 2025-26 medical admissions, after the qualifying percentile was reduced by a central notification.
Key specifics
- NEET PG 2025-26 admission rules were challenged through appeals in the Supreme Court.
- The Union government had issued a notification reducing the qualifying percentile for the 2025-26 academic year.
- A 12-member high-level expert committee was appointed under the Director General of Health Services.
- The case was heard by the bench of Justices B.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe.
- The Court granted the Centre 3 weeks to submit the expert committee report.
Exam lens
Polity and governance question type: Supreme Court directions, medical admission regulation, committee-based policy review; key facts: NEET PG 2025-26, 12-member committee, DGHS, 3-week deadline. TNPSC may ask who ordered the report and why the admission norm became controversial.