NEET Mop-up Round: 84 of 94 admissions in MP were not Domicile Holders
- Non-domicile students get admission in NEET 2017 Mop-up round for MP medical colleges.
- Domicile-holders filed petition and DHE to submit report in this regard.
According to the information given to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the mop-up round of NEET 2017 counselling was not conducted fairly. The reports stated that out of 94 candidates who were offered seats in the mop-up round of NEET, 84 candidates were not domicile-holders of Madhya Pradesh.
This Directorate of Medical Education (DME) informed MP High Court that three lists were issued for admission through the NEET mop-up round. The last of these lists was released at 7:30 pm on September 10, 2017. The Directorate also added that the 10 students who were granted admission through mop-up round had secured less than 50% marks.
Disappointed students filed a petition that was heard by a division bench of Justice Nandita Dubey and Justice R S Jha. Association of Private Dental & Medical College requested the HC for more time in order to present their side. The court agreed and fixed the date for the next hearing.
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Petitioners and domicile holders of MP contended that they had secured good marks in NEET and were sure that they would get a seat in the state medical colleges. The High Court as well as the Supreme Court asked for re-counselling for admission. However, seats remained vacant even after two rounds of counselling and these seats were filled up during the counselling conducted on September 9 and 10, 2017.
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The petitioners alleged that seats in the private medical colleges were sold for Rs. 80 lakh to Rs. 1 crore. When no action was taken in this regard, the petitioners had to move to the High Court to demand justice.