Karnataka High Court says no change of category permitted in NEET-UG/PG after results
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that candidates appearing for NEET-UG/PG examinations cannot seek a change in their category after the results have been declared.
The order was issued after a petition filed by C. Anusha, who had appeared in NEET-PG 2025. The last date for submission of the application form was March 7, 2025. A three-day correction window between March 9 and 11, 2025 was provided by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
The notice was issued after the declaration of results on August 19, 2025 when Anusha filed a writ petition on September 8, 2025, according to a report published by Deccan Herald. She had sought to change her category from General Merit (GM) to Other Backward Class (OBC) on the ground that she belongs to the Nekar (weaver) community.
In support of her plea, Anusha relied on earlier judgments of the High Court. Deputy Solicitor General Shanthi Bhushan, who appeared for both the NBEMS and the Medical Counselling Committee, opposed the petition. He argued that the petitioner had the opportunity to make corrections during the designated window but failed to do so, and therefore, her request after the results could not be entertained.
A division bench comprising Justice D.K. Singh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T observed that the judgments cited by the petitioner were distinguishable. In the P. Lakshmi Gowda case, the court had explicitly clarified that the decision should not be treated as a precedent. In the Bhanusri case, the request for change of category had been made before the results were declared.
The bench concluded that once a candidate submits the NEET application under a specific category and fails to utilize the correction window, there is no entitlement to alter the category after results are announced.
“Both the cases relied on by the petitioner’s counsel are distinguishable based on the facts of the present case. We, therefore, find no substance in this writ petition,” the bench ruled, while dismissing Anusha’s plea.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
FM proposes to reduce TCS rates for education, medical purposes
New Delhi: Presenting the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced relief measures aimed at easing the financial burden on families and streamlining the tax framework.
She proposed reducing the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on foreign remittances for education and medical purposes from 5 per cent to 2 per cent, a move expected to benefit students studying abroad and those seeking overseas medical treatment.
The finance minister also announced that the new Income Tax Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026, marking a major overhaul of the country’s direct tax system.
