In a sudden move, the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has suspended the NEET UG 2025 round 1 admission process for MBBS and BDS courses “till further order.” The decision comes just two
days before the scheduled release of the round 1 seat allotment result, leaving more than 11,000 medical aspirants in a state of uncertainty.
The announcement was made through an urgent notice on Monday, a day before the seat allotment was expected to be declared. This development follows the release of the revised provisional state merit list for the 85% state quota seats on August 16.
The suspension directly impacts a total of 11,178 candidates featured in the provisional merit list. The admission and recruitment process in West Bengal had earlier been put on hold by the Calcutta High Court due to legal challenges surrounding OBC reservation. Recently, the court permitted the resumption of admissions and directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) to publish a fresh merit list by August 22.
In line with the court order, the WBMCC had issued a revised merit list on August 16, enabling candidates to fill in and lock their choices. As per the revised counselling schedule, the round 1 seat allotment result was supposed to be declared on August 20 after 4 pm, with candidates required to report to allotted colleges between August 21 and 23. However, the new notification has now kept the entire admission process in abeyance until further orders.
Students In Shock, Minister Hits Out
The sudden suspension has sparked outrage among students and parents, who are worried about their academic future. Union Minister of State for Education and Development of the North Eastern Region, Sukanta Majumdar, criticised the state government’s decision in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“In the name of an ‘Urgent Notice,’ the West Bengal government has indefinitely suspended the WB NEET UG Medical Dental Counseling and Admission process without giving any proper reason! The future of the state’s medical students has been pushed into darkness,” Majumdar wrote.
He further questioned the timing of the suspension, asking why the admission counselling, once started, was abruptly halted. “Is this yet another attempt to appease narrow political interests by granting undue privilege to a particular group under the guise of reservation?” he added.
For now, thousands of medical aspirants in West Bengal remain in limbo, awaiting clarity from the authorities on when the admission process will resume.
