LUCKNOW, June 22 -- The director general of medical education and training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has debarred 12 candidates from UP National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET PG) counselling 2025 for not either joining the seat allotted to them in the stray vacancy round last year or leaving the course after taking admission. The counselling for the PG seats will begin after July.

The DGME has announced a list of nine candidates who did take admission despite being given a seat. Another three students have been debarred from NEET counselling 2025 as they left the course after taking admission in PG medical.

The provision, which was introduced in July last year, had its impact this year. "The provision was brought in because several stude...