Over 100 EWS candidates get costly open-category PG medical seats

More than 100 economically weaker section candidates were allotted open-category postgraduate medical seats under the self-financed quota in private colleges during NEET-PG 2026 first-round counselling. Fees for some courses reach Rs 2.1 crore over three years. One candidate ranked 79,396 got MS obstetrics and gynaecology at DY Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai, where tuition is about Rs 2 crore.