Critical files on the change in the admission criteria of MBBS and BDS courses mentioning a modification in the criterion from percentage to percentile system have gone missing from the office of the Medical Council of India (MCI).

An RTI query was filed in December 2018 asking the MCI about the documents related to the decision to change the admission criterion. The MCI revealed that the documents pertaining to the said decision are not traceable.

The RTI activist, through the petition, asked for copies of file notings, note sheets and correspondences, from the beginning till the finalization, by means of which the decision to modify the system was taken for ascertaining the merit of the candidates for being selected into medical and dental colleges via NEET. He had also enquired about any modifications in the provisions of the Medical Council Act for effecting the change from the percentage to percentile system.

The MCI failed to present the copies in reply to the RTI and mentioned that the file in regard to the said decision has gone missing.

Following the RTI response, the petitioner moved the Delhi Police Commissioner demanding the registration of an FIR for investigating and tracing untraceable government files at the office of the MCI as it concerns greater national interest.

The petitioner alleged that he believes that the file has been deliberately misplaced and has demanded the authorities to identify the custodian of the files. He has also demanded that the files be reconstructed by accumulating the documents from the concerned departments.