Lok Sabha Question No. 3261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: NEET Cut Off Marks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## NEET CUT OFF MARKS

## 3261  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the NEET cut-off is as low as 20 percent of the maximum score which makes around 800,000 students eligible for admissions into medical colleges while there are only 83000 seats available in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this has led to high fees in medical colleges allowing only the economically stronger students to get admissions;
- (c) if so, the details of the average yearly fees of private medical colleges since 2010; and
- (d) whether there is also disparity amongst States/ UTs in the distribution of medical seats with Jharkhand  having  only  0.49  percent  of  total  seats  available  as  opposed  to  1.56  percent  in Chhattisgarh, despite having more share of the population, if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (d):  As  per  information  provided  by  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA),  the  qualifying criteria for NEET-UG is 50 th percentile for General/ EWS category, 45 th percentile for General/ EWS with PwD and 40 th percentile  for  rest  other  categories.  A  total  of  15,44,275  candidates appeared in NEET-UG, 2021 out of which 8,70,074 candidates qualified, based on qualifying criteria.

The matter regarding fixation of fee for medical courses comes under the purview of respective State  Fee  Regulatory  Committee.  Section  10  of  National  Medical  Commission  Act,  2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty  percent  of  seats  in  private  medical  institutions  and  deemed  to  be  universities  which  are governed  under  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  Accordingly,  National  Medical  Commission  has framed the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022.

The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  increase  the  number  of  MBBS  seats  in  the country. As a result of which the number of UG seats have increased from 51,348 before 2014 to 91927  seats  as  on  date  which  is  an  increase  of  79%.  Total  State  wise  details  of  MBBS  seats available in the country is at Annexure.

## Annexure

| The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Private (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Private (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Private (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Private (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                      | Name of the State/ UT                                                                                        | Total Colleges                                                                                               | Total Seats                                                                                                  |
| 1.                                                                                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                            | 100                                                                                                          |
| 2.                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               | 31                                                                                                           | 5335                                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                           |
| 4.                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                            | 1150                                                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                           | 2415                                                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                          |
| 7.                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                           | 1565                                                                                                         |
| 8.                                                                                                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                           | 1                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                          |
| 9.                                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                           | 1497                                                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                            | 180                                                                                                          |
| 11.                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                      | 31                                                                                                           | 5700                                                                                                         |
| 12.                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                           | 1660                                                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                            | 920                                                                                                          |
| 14.                                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                           | 1147                                                                                                         |
| 15.                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                            | 930                                                                                                          |
| 16.                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 63                                                                                                           | 10145                                                                                                        |
| 17.                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                           | 4255                                                                                                         |
| 18.                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 25                                                                                                           | 4080                                                                                                         |
| 19.                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 62                                                                                                           | 9895                                                                                                         |
| 20.                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                            | 375                                                                                                          |
| 21.                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                           |
| 22.                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                            | 100                                                                                                          |
| 23.                                                                                                          | Orissa                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                           | 2125                                                                                                         |
| 24.                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                            | 1630                                                                                                         |
| 25.                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                           | 1750                                                                                                         |
| 26.                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                           | 4005                                                                                                         |
| 27.                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                          |
| 28.                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   | 70                                                                                                           | 10725                                                                                                        |
| 29.                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                           | 5040                                                                                                         |
| 30.                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                            | 225                                                                                                          |
| 31.                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 67                                                                                                           | 9053                                                                                                         |
| 32.                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                            | 1150                                                                                                         |
| 33.                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                  | 27                                                                                                           | 4225                                                                                                         |

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