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.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
