Customise Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Doctorials Academy

Maharashtra: MBBS cut-offs shoot above 600 even in private medical colleges

MUMBAI: The MBBS cut-off in govt colleges in the state in open category is 642 in the first merit list released by the state’s CET cell. Last year the corresponding cut-off was 587 despite delayed approval of eight colleges (which were added to the seat matrix in the second round last year). If these colleges were included in the first list, the cut-offs would have been even lower than 587. In private colleges, too, admissions in open category seats closed at 602 in the first round this year. In 2023-24, they closed at 534.
A private medical college in the city, KJ Somaia College, where the admission usually closes in institutional quota (IQ) at around 400 marks in the first round, has recorded a cut-off of 573. The high cut-off in IQ has shocked many parents. Fees for institutional quota seats are four or five times the amount fixed for general seats, showing the desperation of students even with higher scores this year. Admissions are based on NEET-UG scores. In 2022, the cut-off for govt seats was 564 and for private 505 in open category.

MBBS cut-offs shoot above 600 even in private medical colleges

“Students with even higher scores are being compelled to opt for the IQ quota and may end up paying four or five times the regular fees. Till last year, a student with 573 may have comfortably bagged a seat in a govt college. But this year, the inflated scores in NEET-UG and the reduced numbers of open category seats have largely pushed cut-offs,” said parent representative Sudha Shenoy. While the state govt had sought permission to start 10 new govt colleges, permissions were granted only for two and that, too, was only for 50 seats each. Jasmine Gogri, a medical education counsellor, said that with such high cut-offs many students may be forced to take a drop this year.
A govt official, however, said that the cut-offs are higher this year as students have scored higher marks in NEET-UG. “There are also a higher number of students with the same marks. We have seen higher cut-offs even for reserved categories this year compared to the previous years (see box),” said the official.
The NEET-UG results this year have been mired in controversy, with allegations of inflated scores and paper leaks, leading to nationwide protests and court cases. An unprecedented 67 students bagged the perfect score 720/720, compensatory marks were given to over 1,500 students for loss of time, and students were also given grace marks for a question in physics. While the SC directed re-examination for students who lost time during the exam, it ruled that the paper leak was not systemic and widespread.
While the Maratha quota implemented in 2018 was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2021, the state assembly passed a new law early this year granting 10% reservation in education and govt jobs to the Maratha community. Though the constitutional validity of the new Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act has been challenged in the Bombay High Court, there is no stay on its implementation. The HC, however, mentioned that the admissions and selections made under the new act will be subject to the outcome of the petition.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *