NEET UG 2023: NTA gives clarification on cutoff date for SC, ST Certificate
NTA has also clarified that no cutoff date has been made applicable in the SC/ST certificate format given as per Appendix-XA, nor any relevant information is mentioned in the online application form for NEET UG 2023. Scan through the news for more details.
NEET UG 2023: The National Testing Agency (NTA), in recent news, clarified that no cut off date for SC/ ST certificate in favour of respective students has been set. The clarification was issued by the NTA official on the website — neet.nta.nic.in. The notification also states that Clause 6.2.3 of the NEET (UG) – 2023 information bulletin has been amended accordingly. One can refer to Para (1) and para (2) of Appendix - XB to get a clear understanding around the SC/ ST certification.
NTA further has clarified that no cutoff date is applicable in the submission SC/ ST certificate format given at Appendix-XA, nor any other detail is mentioned in the NEET UG 2023 application form. In case students have any doubts regarding this notification, they can reach out to the official authorities at 011-
40759000 or email at neet@nta.ac.in. The public notice has been issued on March 14, 2023, for aspirants reference.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, issued a statement in the Parliament that an
increase of 97 percent in MBBS seats will be witnessed. The seats have been increased from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,01,043 as of 2023. Out of the total seats available 52,778 are allotted in the government medical colleges and the remaining 48,265 are allotted to the private medical colleges.
As NEET UG 2023 exam date nears, students will get more such news and articles as updates. One can stay tuned to CollegeDekho to get holistic coverage of the NEET UG exam and other medical entrance tests.