The admission of postgraduate doctors is running late this year due to the controversies surrounding the NEET in the country. 

Ahead of Diwali, second and third-year doctors are likely to undergo a hectic workload due to a lack of first-year admissions in the medical colleges in Ahmedabad.

Earlier, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the PG NEET admission process used to be completed by May, and the first batch of PG residents would join hospitals in May.

This time, his schedule has been disrupted for the past few years, and admissions are now happening much later.

The PG Medical NEET was conducted on August 11, 2024, and subsequently, results were declared on August 23, while scorecards were released on August 30.

This year, the exam was conducted in two sessions as per the new exam pattern by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and students were opposing the new pattern.

Students have complained that only percentiles were declared, not scores, and the answer key has also not been officially released. 

They have raised complaints about the transparency of the exam and have even filed a petition in the Supreme Court.

The last hearing in the Supreme Court was on October 25, but the court adjourned the hearing with the next hearing on November 19.

Thus, the final admission process can only begin after the Supreme Court's verdict on the controversy surrounding the NEET results process.

Currently, online registrations have begun for the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for PG medical courses and state quota seats. However, counselling, choice filling and seat allotment is yet to start.

The current PG third-year residents are preparing for their January exams. Furthermore, many senior residents are not extending their residencies. Currently, the workload on second-year and third-year resident doctors in hospitals is increasing.

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