# NEET PG 2026: 100 EWS candidates get seats with Rs 2.1 crore fees 2026-11-02T15:44:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet More than 100 candidates from the economically weaker section (EWS) category have been allotted postgraduate medical seats in private colleges with tuition fees up to Rs 2.1 crore for the three-year course. The allotments were made in the open category under the self-financed quota during the first round of NEET PG 2026 counselling, reported TOI. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The first round of NEET PG 2026 counselling has placed more than 100 EWS candidates into expensive private medical college seats, with fees reaching Rs 2.1 crore for a three-year course. These candidates were allotted open-category seats under the self-financed quota, raising questions about whether the EWS reservation achieves its aim of affordability when the allotted seats carry prohibitive costs. The data covers only round one, and subsequent counselling rounds may shift some of these candidates to more affordable options if vacancies remain in government or lower-fee private colleges. The next round of counselling will show how many of these high-fee allotments are accepted or declined. ## Coverage - medicaldialogues.in Leads with the cost figure, framing the allotment as burdensome for EWS students This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: EWS, Medical Dialogues, NEET PG Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/neet-pg-2026-100-ews-candidates-get-seats-with-rs-2-1-crore-fees/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/neet-pg-2026-100-ews-candidates-get-seats-with-rs-2-1-crore-fees/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/