IMA’s student body demands cut-off reduction in NEET PG as thousands of seats remain vacant: Why are Indian medical graduates turning away from PG courses?

The Indian Medical Association’s Junior Doctors Network (IMA-JDN) has urged Union Health Minister JP Nadda to reduce the NEET-PG 2024 cutoff in a formal letter. This request follows the completion of the second round of counselling, where 31,490 candidates were deemed eligible, leaving around 15,000-16,000 seats vacant, including 1,500 in Maharashtra. The vacancy issue highlights systemic challenges in India’s medical education.