NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has sought response from All India Institute of Medical Sciences on a petition challenging the seat allocation process for a postgraduate course under the National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET).
Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the institute on a petition alleging discrepancy between the final seat matrix and the subsequent mock round seat allocation for MD Ophthalmology. The petitioner alleged that the number of seats available in the unreserved category was reduced.
The court was hearing a petition filed by the father of an aspirant, who alleged that the final seat matrix for MD Ophthalmology at AIIMS, notified in May, showed a total of 13 seats, including five seats in the unreserved category
The petitioner stated that his daughter participated in the counselling process based on this allocation after securing an overall rank of 146 in INI-CET July 2026, “but the mock round allocation reflected only two open unreserved seats, along with one seat for ‘Institutional Preference’ and Persons with Benchmark Disability each.”
“Once authorities publish the final seat matrix indicating seat availability in a particular category, they cannot materially alter the effective seat position through an undisclosed mechanism. In the absence of transparency regarding the manner in which the notified seats have been allocated, deserving candidates may be left behind despite the availability of seats reflected in the Final Seat Position, including the Petitioner’s daughter who participated in the counselling process based on the said representation”, the petition stated. In an order passed on July 3, Justice Singh issued notice to the AIIMS and directed it to file a response to the petitioner’s claim. The matter has been listed for further hearing in August.
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