The mop-up round is the last step of counselling for NEET seats in states. Candidates who register for it and are not allotted any college in the two previous rounds of counselling will be considered in this round.
The last date for mop-up round counselling was August 31.
Chief Justice Dipak Misra
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud directed the competent authority, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to put up the list on the website and send it by e-mail to all the deemed universities.
“Time for mop up round counselling extended till September 7, 2017. This extension shall only be applicable to the deemed universities and none else. Any application by any other college or institution seeking extension shall not entertained,” the bench said.
The DGHS, which is the responsible for conducting the counselling, informed the court that over 5,500 seats are still vacant in deem universities.
The court directed that 5,500 seats should filled up from a pool of qualified 55,000 students to maintain the ratio of 1:10.
Counsel for the deemed universities urged the court that if necessary and in order to maintain the ratio of 1:10 in case of deficit in the list meant for these institutions, the names from the larger National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) list may be provided.
“As long as, for the seats which have fallen vacant, the ratio is maintain at 1:10, we do not perceive any difficulty. If 1:10 ratio is not sufficient, the Director General of Health Services is grant liberty to get into the larger NEET list. We order accordingly,” the bench said.
The apex court had last year cleared the decks for holding of NEET, a single common entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses.
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