In the Union Territory of Puducherry, what percentage of reservation has been announced for NEET-qualified government school students in admissions to medical courses starting from the academic year 2023-24?

Solution

The Puducherry government issued an order announcing the decision to provide 10% reservation for NEET-qualified government school students in admissions to medical courses from the current academic year. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave its nod to implement the quota, the Chief Secretariat’s Health Division issued an order notifying the horizontal reservation of 10% of the total intake to students who have studied from Class I-XII in government-run schools in Puducherry and passed the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance test (NEET). The reservation is for admissions to MBBS/BDS/BAMS courses under government quota seats in government/private self-financing medical colleges in the Union Territory from the academic year 2023-24.