MBBS admission process based on NEET UG 2026 score is nearing completion. The Medical Council Committee (MCC) has conducted 4 rounds of counseling so far. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson has demanded lowering of NEET UG minimum qualifying percentile. The MP has written to the central government seeking to lower the minimum NEET UG qualifying percentile required for admission to medical courses in the academic year 2026-27. He has requested the PM to intervene in this matter.

Come on, let’s find out why the MP has demanded to reduce the NEET UG minimum qualifying percentage. Let us know what arguments he has given in this regard.

After 3 rounds of counselling, more than 4000 seats remained vacant.

Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson has written a letter to the central government, which he shared through social media platform X. In this letter it has sought to lower the minimum qualifying percentage of NEET UG 2026 for admission to medical courses in the academic year 2026-27.

I have written to Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi and Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare @JPNadda, requesting their immediate intervention to reduce eligibility percentage for admission to prevent 4068 medical seats from falling vacant in academic year 202627. She needs to keep 4068 medical seats vacant after this year’s second half of exceptionally high qualification and cutoff. Cancellation and re-conduct of NEET-UG 2026 is a serious matter. Concerns Central government should work within the applicable rules to ensure that these seats do not remain unused. #NEETUG2026 #MBBSeats #MedicalEducation #Healthcare #FillVacantSeats

— P. Wilson (@PWilsonDMK) October 19, 2026

The MP has argued that MCC has conducted 4 rounds of counseling so far, but still more than 4000 MBBS-BDS seats are vacant, compared to only 72 seats till this period last year.

Seats are not filled even in scattered vacancy rounds

In his letter, the MP also mentioned the stray vacancy round to be conducted by the MCC after the third main round for MBBS-BDS admissions. He said that at the start of the stray vacancy round, 4068 seats were vacant, including 3426 MBBS seats, 499 BDS seats and 143 BSc nursing seats. Keep in mind that even after this round more than 800 seats are vacant.

The reason for the seats remaining vacant is a paper leak

The MP has said in his letter that the remaining vacant medical seats can have a negative impact on the country’s healthcare system. He also said that NEET UG being re-conducted due to paper leak, its qualifying cut-off is higher, which is a matter of serious concern. In his letter, he has requested the central government to ensure that these seats do not remain vacant while staying within the ambit of existing rules. For this, he cited the example of previous years, when the vacant seats were to be filled, the qualifying percentile for all categories in NEET PG 2023, NEET SAC 2026 and NEET MDS 2026 was reduced by 10 percentile.