{
  "id": 18002040,
  "title": "MP NEET PG Counselling 2026 Put On Hold After High Court Order, In-Service Seat Allotment Capped At 30%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mp-neet-pg-counselling-2026-put-on-hold-after-high-court-order-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-neet-pg-counselling-2026-put-on-hold-after-high-court-order-in-service-seat-allotment-capped-at-30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: The ongoing NEET PG counselling process for 2026 has been temporarily halted following an interim order issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The court's order, passed on November 2, directs the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to cap the allocation of seats to in-service candidates at 30% in any specialisation. This decision came after candidates in the open category challenged the merit list used for counselling, arguing that the merged merit lists for open and in-service candidates disadvantaged them. The petition, WP 44909/2026, highlighted concerns that the merging of lists had disrupted the proper allocation of seats based on merit, potentially denying high-merit candidates admission to their desired specialisations. Counsel Aditya Sanghi emphasized that merit should remain the primary factor in PG course admissions, but the current situation has resulted in a negative impact on merit-based student placements.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In view of the interim order passed by the principal bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, dated Nov 02, the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), on Tuesday, withheld the ongoing process of admission in postgraduate (PG) courses through National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) PG counselling. An order has been issued regarding holding the admission…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}