Supreme Court of India has taken a strong stand against the widespread practice of seat blocking in postgraduate medical admissions through NEET-PG, aiming to make the process fairer for all candidates. In a landmark order dated April 29, the court mandated that all private and deemed universities must disclose their fees before counselling begins.

This includes tuition, hostel, caution deposit, and other miscellaneous charges.

A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan highlighted that seat blocking distorts the real availability of seats and creates unfairness among aspirants.

The court described seat blocking not as a simple error but a symptom of deeper problems such as fragmented governance, lack of transparency, and weak enforcement of policies.

Although regulators have tried to curb the issue with disincentives and technical controls, the court noted that key challenges remain unaddressed.

These include the lack of real-time seat availability updates, poor coordination among authorities, and uneven application of rules.

COUNSELLING CALENDAR AND STRICT PENALTIES AMONG THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED

To fix this, the Supreme Court directed the creation of a nationally synchronised counselling calendar. This will align the All India Quota and state counselling rounds to prevent seat blocking and confusion among candidates. The court also ordered a centralised fee regulation system under the National Medical Commission to bring uniformity and clarity in fee structures.

 

The NTA will release the NEET 2025 result in online mode by June 14, 2025. The NEET result 2025 will released on the official NTA website, neet.nta.nic.in.