MCC directs all states to postpone NEET PG Counselling amidst coronavirus epidemic

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) incharge of conducting AIQ sounselling for NEET PG 2020 and NEET MDS 2020 has directed all the state counselling authorities to halt the PG medical admission process amidst the coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak till further orders.

The MCC has clearly stated, "As you are aware that in view of ongoing COVID- 19 outbreak and in compliance with the advisory issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, the All India counseling has been postponed till further orders. As per the MCI Gazette and as per the Hon'ble Supreme Court directions the counseling runs in tandem with the State Counselling. Since the All India counseling has been postponed till further orders, it is advised to State Counselling authorities to postpone their State counseling as well so that the Hon'ble Supreme Court orders can be complied with and also the students and their parents are not exposed inadvertently to any Corona positive person."

For announcement w.r.t the schedule and for the resumption of All India and State counseling please stay in touch with MCC and intramcc website (www.mcc.nic.in, www.intramcc.nic . in). In the meanwhile, the states' counselling bodies are requested to follow the Guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI.

The MCC had released the new counselling schedule for the round one whereb the Reporting Phase Round-I of MCC PG Counselling has been postponed till further orders. Similarly round 2 and round 3 have also been postponed

The Reporting Phase Round-I of MCC PG Counselling is hereby postponed till further orders. Candidates are advised to keep in touch with the website for further announcements. In he meantime, Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines by the Ministry, Government of India and stay indoors and be safe.

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