Karnataka High Court seeks details of MBBS seats increased after counselling process began

The High Court of Karnataka connected Tuesday asked the National Medical Commission (NMC) to springiness details of the fig of MBBS seats accrued crossed the country, and successful Karnataka, aft the commencement of the process of counselling for allotment of seats for the world twelvemonth 2025-26.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice K.V. Aravind sought these details during the proceeding connected the petitions, filed by immoderate of the MBBS spot aspirants questioning the methodology adopted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) successful allotting the seats successful the 3rd circular of counselling to capable up vacant seats successful MBBS and BDS courses.

The Bench besides asked the advocator representing the NMC and the KEA to springiness details astir the fig of MBBS seats that were added to the All India Quota (AIQ) seats from the accrued seats successful the aesculapian colleges successful Karnataka aft the commencement of the counselling process by the KEA.

Though the KEA has published the database of provisional allotment of seats for the 3rd circular of counselling connected October 24, the process has been halted since October 26 connected the interim absorption of the seat not to finalise the provisionally allotted seats.

Counselling completed

Meanwhile, the KEA’s advocator told the Bench that the allotment for AIQ seats crossed the state has been completed by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), New Delhi. Not lone that, the MCC has besides published the last database of allotment of seats that remained vacant aft the 3rd circular of counselling, successful the stray vacancy circular of counselling, the seat was informed.

The seat has posted the petitions for further orders connected November 19.