What is the reason for the delay in the NEET UG counseling process?

  What is the reason for the delay in the NEET UG counseling process?

Supreme Court Case might be the reason for the delay of NEET-UG Counselling 2021

The reason for the delay in the NEET UG counseling process this year can be the petition against Centre and the Medical Counselling Committee’s notification to provide 27 percent reservation to OBC and 10 percent to EWS students in all India quota medical seats.

On December 10, MCC informed UG medical aspirants that the matter is pending in the Supreme Court and the next hearing will be on January 6. It is assumed that the NEET counselling 2021 will begin after the top court’s judgment on the case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July informed that the center has decided to extend 27 percent OBC and 10 percent EWS reservation to all medical seats that come under the central pool. The matter was challenged in the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court had in a previous hearing questioned the rationale behind fixing Rs 8 lakh for the EWS category and sought center's response.

Although the MCC does not categorically state why NEET UG counseling has been delayed, the notification suggests that the pending Supreme Court case could be the reason for the delay.