AIIMS New delhi — the crown jewel of indian medical education, the dream institute for lakhs of students who study till their eyes burn. But behind the prestige is a shocking truth: a General Category student, even with air 1, cannot get Radiology, one of the most sought-after branches.
Yet someone with AIR 10,000 can walk right in.
If this isn’t the textbook definition of systemic discrimination disguised as policy, then what is?
1️⃣ “Best Institute in India, Worst Deal for Merit”
AIIMS delhi loves to advertise excellence.
But when Radiology has ZERO unreserved seats, what message does that send?
Study harder?
Rank higher?
Why bother—merit doesn’t matter anyway.
2️⃣ air 1 = Rejected. air 10,000 = Selected. Logic Has Left the Building.
Imagine dedicating 5–10 years of your life to preparing for NEET PG.
Topping the nation.
Standing first among lakhs.
And still being told:
“Sorry, not for you.”
Meanwhile, someone scoring 9,999 ranks lower gets Radiology at the same institute.
Not because of ability, not because of talent — but because of a seat matrix engineered to exclude one group entirely.
3️⃣ Reservation Is One Thing. zero Open Seats Is Another.
Social justice is about balancing opportunities.
But zero seats?
Zero?
That’s not balance.
That’s erasure.
It means: “We don’t even want to consider you. At all.”
4️⃣ When a Policy Starts Looking Like Punishment
General category students already face brutal competition.
No financial support.
No relaxed cutoffs.
No cushioning.
And now no access to certain specialities — even with air 1.
This isn’t policy.
This is a wall.
5️⃣ AIIMS delhi Radiology: A Branch That Merit Can’t Touch
Every medical student knows Radiology is one of the most competitive branches.
A place where the best of the best compete.
But when the competition itself is removed…
When open seats = zero…
You’ve officially killed the idea of meritocracy.
6️⃣ “This Is Not Social Justice — This Is Apartheid.”
Social justice uplifts the disadvantaged.
Apartheid divides society into “allowed” and “not allowed.”
What do you call a system where a class of students is barred entirely from a specialization solely due to birth?
The word writes itself.
7️⃣ The Middle Class, The Merit Class — The Most Invisible Class
These students don’t riot.
They don’t burn buses.
They don’t block highways.
They quietly study, grind, sacrifice, and suffer.
And quietly get sidelined by a system that doesn’t even pretend to be fair anymore.
8️⃣ AIIMS Can’t Be Excellent If It Destroys Excellence
No institute that denies access to the country’s top scorer can claim world-class status.
Great institutions reward ability.
Great nations reward effort.
But here?
Ability is optional. Birth is decisive.
🔥 FINAL TAKE
When air 1 has no value, the system is broken.
When merit is irrelevant, justice becomes a joke.
And when AIIMS delhi — India’s medical flagship — shuts out entire sections from top branches, the message is loud and clear:
This isn’t social justice.
This is structured discrimination.
This is modern apartheid — dressed in policy.”
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