May 25 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)
HC doubts uniformity of NEET, tells CBSE to hold
back result
Padmini Shivarajah
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Madurai
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`Question Paper In Tamil Easy, English Hard'
In an order that may throw the National EligibilityCum-Entrance Test (NEET) schedule for MBBS and BDS admissions off the track, the Madras high court on Wednesday stayed all further proceedings with regard to the examination held on May 7.The interim order restrains CBSE from continuing with the evaluation of answer scripts, releasing answer key and declaring results. While answer keys were slated for release on May 31, results were to be declared on June 8. CBSE officials, meanwhile, said they were “seeking legal opinion on the case.“
Justice M V Muralidharan granted the interim stay on Wednesday on a writ petition filed by T Sakthi Malarkodi of Trichy , seeking to scrap NEET-2017 on the ground of discrimination.
The judge issued notices to Union health and family welfare secretary , directorgeneral of health services, Medical Council of India (MCI), CBSE and Tamil Nadu health and family welfare secretary . They shall file replies by June 7.
A group of students from Madurai had filed a joint writ petition on May 18 praying for cancellation of NEET-2017, as there was no uniformity in the question papers set for different languages in different states. CBSE had set the question papers in 10 languages including Tamil. The petitioners, S Jonila, P Surya, P Siddharth, K Ajay Sharan, S Nitin Prakash Sivasubramanian, Gauthaman Shankar, J Aditya, D Richard Rishaban Das and M Naveen Kumar, said they were shocked when they found the question paper was not uniform for all states and all languages.
In Tamil Nadu, the paper in Tamil was easy compared to the one in English. They urged the court to order CBSE to conduct a fresh exam in a uniform manner after cancelling the May 7 test. “One India, one question paper is a must for NEET,“ they said.
Writ petitions from some other students are pending before the principal seat of the court in Chennai. Had they known Tamil questions would contain state board syllabus, they would have opted for Tamil language, they said.
Unless the interim stay order is vacated, the CBSE can not continue the evaluation process and it would delay declaration of results as scheduled, on June 8. It will also have an impact on commencement of counselling for MBBSBDS courses in states, more so because admission for both government and management quota seats is to be done by the respective state governments.
NEET became the sole criteria for medical and dental admission throughout the country after a SC ruling in 2016. The examination is conducted by CBSE on behalf of the medical and dental councils. While CBSE on its website said its role was limited to conducting the examination, MCI officials said they had no role to play .
“The CBSE is responsible for setting question papers, issuing hall tickets, setting up centres, conducting exams, evaluating them, and declarating of results and merit list,“ said MCI vice-president Dr C V Bhirmanandham.
Justice M V Muralidharan granted the interim stay on Wednesday on a writ petition filed by T Sakthi Malarkodi of Trichy , seeking to scrap NEET-2017 on the ground of discrimination.
The judge issued notices to Union health and family welfare secretary , directorgeneral of health services, Medical Council of India (MCI), CBSE and Tamil Nadu health and family welfare secretary . They shall file replies by June 7.
A group of students from Madurai had filed a joint writ petition on May 18 praying for cancellation of NEET-2017, as there was no uniformity in the question papers set for different languages in different states. CBSE had set the question papers in 10 languages including Tamil. The petitioners, S Jonila, P Surya, P Siddharth, K Ajay Sharan, S Nitin Prakash Sivasubramanian, Gauthaman Shankar, J Aditya, D Richard Rishaban Das and M Naveen Kumar, said they were shocked when they found the question paper was not uniform for all states and all languages.
In Tamil Nadu, the paper in Tamil was easy compared to the one in English. They urged the court to order CBSE to conduct a fresh exam in a uniform manner after cancelling the May 7 test. “One India, one question paper is a must for NEET,“ they said.
Writ petitions from some other students are pending before the principal seat of the court in Chennai. Had they known Tamil questions would contain state board syllabus, they would have opted for Tamil language, they said.
Unless the interim stay order is vacated, the CBSE can not continue the evaluation process and it would delay declaration of results as scheduled, on June 8. It will also have an impact on commencement of counselling for MBBSBDS courses in states, more so because admission for both government and management quota seats is to be done by the respective state governments.
NEET became the sole criteria for medical and dental admission throughout the country after a SC ruling in 2016. The examination is conducted by CBSE on behalf of the medical and dental councils. While CBSE on its website said its role was limited to conducting the examination, MCI officials said they had no role to play .
“The CBSE is responsible for setting question papers, issuing hall tickets, setting up centres, conducting exams, evaluating them, and declarating of results and merit list,“ said MCI vice-president Dr C V Bhirmanandham.
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