NEET PG 2024: Percentile Criteria Lowered for Counseling Eligibility
The National Board of Examinations has given the NEET PG 2024 percentile cutoff for different categories a considerable decline while attending the counselling.

Not long ago, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) put out a notice about lowering the percentile for NEET PG 2024 counseling. This choice has brought relief to many students hoping to study for an MD, MS or diploma course. It's opened up the chance for more people to apply.
New Percentile Requirements
The revised percentile criteria are as follows:
- General Category/EWS: The centile score of the candidates has been reduced and any candidate who has scored a centile score of 15% and above qualifies to make a counselling.
- SC/ST/OBC/PwD Categories: Candidates from these restricted categories scoring or more than 10 percentile can also avail counseling.
Category | Percentile Requirement |
---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | 15 percentile |
EWS | 15 percentile |
SC/ST/OBC | 10 percentile |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 10 percentile |
Impact of the Decision
This cut in percentile eligibility would be good news for thousands of candidates who performed just below the earlier bar. The decision means to increase the number of the eligible candidates in order to fill up postgraduate medical seats if available and avoid wastage of resources in the medical institutions.
Counseling Process
As per the new norms of eligibility the candidate can seek registration for the counseling process on the website link of MCC which is the official web link for the counseling. The authorities will shortly release new timetable and regulations for the counseling procedure.