The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted a high-powered committee headed by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to carry out a comprehensive review of the existing admission mechanism for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG).

A total of 2,73,183 candidates have registered for NEET-PG 2026, an increase of over 12.5 per cent compared to the previous year.

A 12-member expert committee has been formed to review the NEET-PG admission system. This committee will identify system gaps and propose practical solutions for improvement. The…