Ministry Of Education Revises Qualifying Percentile For Masters Of Dental Surgery
- Campus Updates
- 18 Sep, 2024
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has revised the cut-off marks for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) 2024. After the revision of cut-off marks, the qualifying percentile for NEET MDS has reduced by 21.692 for each category.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a notification mentioning ,"The Ministry has decided to lower the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-MDS, 2024 by 21.692 for each category (General, SC/ST/OBC and UR-PWD) in pursuance of DCI's MDS Regulations, 2017 and 2nd provision in clause 7(1) of DCI's Master of Dental Surgery course (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2018."
The qualifying percentile for NEET-MDS General category (UR/EWS) is 28.308, while for SC/ST/OBC including PWD of SC/ST/OBC is 18.308. The qualifying percentile for UR-PWD is 23.308.
The NEET MDS exam was conducted on March 18, 2024, and the results were declared on April 3, 2024.
As per experts and doctors, the decision to lower the cut off will help in filling vacant seats and allowing more deserving candidates to pursue their dreams.