The Union Health Ministry has announced 27% reservation for the OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the All India Quota (AIQ) scheme for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical / dental courses (MBBS / MD / MS / Diploma / BDS / MDS) from 2021-22 onwards.
This decision, it said, would benefit every year nearly 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 such students in postgraduate and around 550 EWS students in MBBS and around 1,000 such students in postgraduate. Announcing the decision, prime minister Narendra Modi termed the decision a landmark decision, saying that it will come into effect form the current academic year.
After clearing the NEET (both UG and PG) the students who clear the exam have to appear for counselling. The counselling takes place at both the central and state level. As many as 50% of PG and 15% of all UG seats come under central quota or All India quota. The new reservation will be added to the AIQ segment.
