New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Dr Rohan Krishnan, Chief Patron of the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), on Wednesday criticised the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for lowering the NEET-PG qualifying percentile to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats.

In a video message, Krishnan said that reducing the cut-off to the zero percentile means that even candidates who scored below the cut-off are now eligible for postgraduate medical admissions.

"The NEET PG percentile has again been reduced and this time it has been reduced to zero percentile. For this means that for someone who has scored minus 40 in the examination means that who has not if someone who would have not attempted any question would have...