NEET 2021: The Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld the centre’s choice to implement 27 per cent OBC reservation in all India quota undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats. The prime court docket additionally allowed 10 per cent EWS reservation for this 12 months and for the upcoming years, the validity might be determined in a closing listening to on March 3.
A bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna pronounced their judgement after listening to petitions difficult the centre’s July 29 notification for implementing 27 per cent OBC and 10 per cent reservation in all India quota of NEET UG and NEET PG.
This opens the way in which for the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to start the NEET UG and NEET PG counselling course of.
What is the All India Quota for NEET?
AIQ is the portion of seats within the medical schools beneath the state that’s given to the union authorities.
In 2021, the federal government conceded to the long-standing demand from OBC for reservation within the AIQ and additionally included a ten% quota for the EWS.
NEET 2021 Counselling: Who would profit from OBC, EWS quota?
Authorities estimate that such inclusion will profit round 4,000 OBC college students collectively in getting medical schooling each on the UG and PG ranges and round 1,500 EWS college students.
NEET 2021: Exclusions within the OBC, EWS quota
OBC reservation excludes individuals incomes past Rs 8 lakh a 12 months. EWS too has a lower off at Rs 8 lakh.
NEET 2021: What are the opposite standards for EWS exclusion?
Persons who aren’t lined beneath the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose household has a gross annual revenue beneath Rs 8 lakh are to be recognized as EWSs for the advantage of reservation. Income shall additionally embrace revenue from all sources i.e. wage, agriculture, enterprise, career, and so on. for the monetary 12 months previous to the 12 months of utility.
Persons whose household owns or possesses any of the next property shall be excluded from being recognized as EWS, regardless of the household revenue:
(i) Five acres of agricultural land and above;
(ii) Residential space of 1,000 sq ft and above;
(iii) Residential plot of 100 sq yards and above in notified municipalities;
(iv) Residential plot of 200 sq yards and above in areas apart from the notified municipalities.
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