THE COUNTRY’S apex medical education regulator, the National Medical Commission (NMC), has proposed moving away from the percentile process to a rank-based system for admissions to post-graduate and super-speciality courses to reduce delays between different rounds of counselling.

Doctors, however, argue that this change is unlikely to resolve the problem of meritless candidates also becoming eligible for seats as the qualifying percentile is reduced.

“NMC is in the process of issuing new regulations, which are yet to be finalised, wherein only rank-based system for NEET PG & SS counselling will be adopted.…