NEW DELHI: Taking a U- turn, the Medical Council of India, which had opposed some States’ plea to conduct separate entrance tests for MBBS and BDS courses, told the Supreme Court on Friday that the colleges could be permitted to continue with their tests, “but only for this year”.
Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar told a bench headed by Justice A R Dave that the Centre would be convening a meeting of all stakeholders in a day or two on issues related to the National Eligibility Entrance Test-I (NEET) and would apprise the court of the outcome on May 9.During the brief hearing, the court made it clear that students who appeared in the NEET on May 1 couldn’t be permitted to reappear in NEET-II, to be held on July 24.
The bench, in its oral observation, hinted that it might consider allowing States conducting their own tests to continue with the admission process for the current academic year. The court, however, reserved its final decision till May 9. In the interim order, the court reiterated its earlier view. “It is clarified that no examination shall be permitted to be held for admission to MBBS or BDS courses by any private college or association or any private/deemed university.”
The apex court had commenced the hearing on the pleas of State governments, Association of Karnataka Medical Colleges and minority institutions such as the Christian Medical Colleges in Vellore and Ludhiana, seeking its go-ahead for holding separate entrance exams for MBBS and BDS courses.
The States, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, argued that there were differences in syllabi for the State tests and the NEET. The CBSE had informed the court that the first phase of the NEET was conducted without any glitches and that around 6.5 lakh students took the test.
On April 29, the court said the entrance test for 2016-17 would be held as per the schedule through the NEET, on May 1 and July 24.
Syllabi not same, say State Government
Opposing the Medical Council’s decision to have a single test, States, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, argued that there were differences in syllabi for the State tests and NEET.
On April 29, the Supreme Court said the entrance test for 2016-17 would be held as per the schedule through NEET on May 1 and July 24.
The CBSE had informed the apex court that the first phase of NEET was conducted without any glitches and that around 6.5 lakh students attended the test.
- It is clarified that no examination shall be permitted to be held for admission to MBBS or BDS courses by any private college or any private/deemed university — SC interim order
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