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NEET results unlikely on June 8, says CBSE

TNN | Jun 3, 2017, 12.06 AM IST

CHENNAI: Results of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test is unlikely to be declared on June 8, CBSE officials said.

Last week, the Madras high court had stayed all further proceedings with regard to the examination held on May 7 based on petitions praying for cancellation of NEET-2017. The judge asked the Union health and family welfare secretary, director-general health services, New Delhi, Medical Council of India (MCI), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Tamil Nadu health and family welfare secretary to file replies by June 7.

Till date none of the agencies have sought for an early hearing. "It's unlikely for the results to be announced on June 8," a senior official told TOI. However, CBSE is yet to clarify a revised date for it.

More than 11.35 lakh students wrote the test across the country on May 7. In Tamil Nadu, 88,000 candidates had registered for NEET while 84,000 plus students appeared for the test. With the court order, CBSE had to stop evaluation of answer sheets. It also did not declare the answer keys as per schedule on May 30.

Tamil Nadu has 24 government run colleges and an equal number of private colleges. Even if the results are declared in mid-June, counselling sessions will begin only by the month-end. By then admission in many colleges would have closed. "The first concern for many of us is whether students will first secure the required mark to make it to the colleges. Without knowing that, we have had to apply for other colleges to keep options open. But even colleges have a deadline and will not reserve seats. Only when we get clarity on results can we move ahead," said R Geeta, a parent.

Officials also fear that seats may go waste if counselling schedules are pushed behind. Usually there are three phases of counselling in each category. If we delay, seats may go waste," said a senior official in the directorate of medical education.

In April 2016, the Supreme court made NEET mandatory for all medical and dental admissions. On May 7, CBSE conducted the examination across the country on behalf of the medical and dental councils of India.