Even as the admission process for the new batch of MBBS has begun, the state has made matters more confusing. It recently announced that caste certificates for Social and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) should not be insisted upon until further instruction.

This grey area has caused confusion and agitation with many questioning why this relaxation has been given to SEBC candidates and not other reserved categories. The newly introduced SEBC reservation which provides reservation for candidates from the Maratha community accounts for as much as 16 per cent of total seats. While it has been accepted by parents who have been opposing it, questions are being raised on the decision to allow relaxation of caste validity certificate for this category.