India, Nov. 4 -- A 12-member expert committee has recommended replacing the percentile-based qualifying system for NEET-PG and NEET-Super Speciality (SS) counselling with a rank-based merit system, in a report submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 3.

The committee was constituted on the Supreme Court's direction and headed by the Director General of Health Services. It told the court that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has given in-principle approval to the proposal for both NEET-PG and NEET-SS. The new system is proposed to start from 2027.

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's decision to sharply lower the qualifying percentile cut-offs for NEET-PG 2025. Under that decision, th...