The Delhi High Court ruled that NEET-PG 2025 candidates allotted seats in the Stray Vacancy Round (SVR) but who did not join cannot be treated as ineligible for Sponsored Post MBBS DNB (SPMD) counselling. The Court allowed them to participate while upholding forfeiture of their security deposit, clarifying that mere allotment does not constitute “pursuing” a postgraduate course.
The Delhi High Court has directed that candidates who were allotted seats in the Stray Vacancy Round (SVR) of NEET-PG 2025 but did not join cannot be treated as "ineligible" for Sponsored Post MBBS DNB (SPMD) counselling, holding that mere allotment does not amount to "pursuing" a postgraduate course.
Allowing the writ petitions, the Court set aside communications dated March 5 and 6, 2026, issued by the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), and permitted the petitioners to participate in the SPMD counselling process, subject to forfeiture of their security deposit.
Eligibility Condition Clarified
The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh ruled that the eligibility condition barring candidates "already pursuing" a postgraduate course applies only where a candidate has actually joined the course, not merely been allotted a seat.
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