Tamil Nadu Health Minister calls Supreme Court verdict on super speciality seats ‘historic’

Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister K.G. Arunraj presenting an award to Thara Rangaswamy for Professional Excellence in the field of Medicine during the Tamil Nadu Medical Council Awards 2026 held in Chennai on July 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Tamil Nadu will surrender the unfilled super speciality medical seats for the second round of the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling. If the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) decides to reduce the percentile after the counselling, 50% of the vacant seats should be reverted to the State, Health Minister K.G. Arunraj said, quoting the Supreme Court (SC) verdict.Tamil Nadu reserves 50% of its DM/MCh super speciality seats for in-service candidates. This year, 151 super speciality seats remained unfilled in the State