India, Jan. 15 -- With over 18,000 postgraduate medical seats across the country remaining vacant, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has revised the qualifying percentiles for NEET-PG 2025 admissions, reducing it to zero percentile from 40 percentile for reserved categories.

According to the notice published by NBEMS on Tuesday, the NEET PG cutoff for the general category has been reduced to seven percentile from 50. The decision follows the completion of round two counselling.

Official sources said the revision aims to ensure optimal utilisation of available seats, which are vital for expanding India's pool of trained medical specialists.

Leaving such seats vacant undermines efforts to improve healthcare d...