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BREAKING| Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone NEET-UG 2022; Asks "How Can 15 Students Seek Rescheduling Of Exam?"

BREAKING| Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone NEET-UG 2022; Asks "How Can 15 Students Seek Rescheduling Of Exam?"

Padmakshi Sharma

14 July 2022 3:30 PM

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by 15 students seeking to postpone the NEET-UG 2022 exam to be held on July 17.

"This is totally a misconceived petition. It's just because these are students, the court will not be harsh. Had it been anyone else, this would have been dismissed with costs", a single bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula orally said while concluding the hearing.

"The pressure can only be eased by self study, not by the manner you are doing this. I wish the students all the best", Justice Narula said.

At the outset, the bench asked the petitioners why they are approaching the Court now, when the schedule of the exam was known in April 2022.

The petitioners' counsel submitted that the admit cards were only issued recently and that the petitioners had been pursuing representations before various authorities.

"How can 15 students ask for rescheduling of the exam? Such petitions should be discouraged", Justice Narula said.

When the counsel submitted that 218 people died in floods across the country, the bench said that being the Monsoon season, such things happen, and that cannot be the basis for relief.

The counsel then submitted that there was only a short gap between major exams like CUET, JEET and NEET and this was putting the students under immense pressure.

The bench asked if there are common subjects in these exams. When the counsel replied in the affirmative, the bench said "then that is good for you- having common subjects will be good for preparation, everything will be fresh in your mind".

The counsel also submitted that 17 students have committed suicide due to exam pressure. "These are vague statements. How can you say that the students have committed suicide because of the exam? I will not go by newspaper reports", Justice Narula replied.

As regards the counsel's submission regarding travel difficulties of the students, the bench said that vague statements were made.

"You have to make out which petitioner is giving what exam and from where he has to travel", the bench said.

"I'm sorry, petitioners didn't give details because they were scared that authorities will take adverse action", the counsel replied.

"No students should be scared. This court is here to help them. But you have to be specific. They're approaching the court through a counsel", the Court said.

The counsel for the National Testing Agency told the bench that more than 90% students have downloaded the admit cards. Delay in holding the exam will have a spill over effect on future academic sessions, the NTA counsel said. The counsel added that in 2020 and 2021 also similar demands were raised, which the Courts refused to entertain.

"I don't want to give any anxiety to other students so I will just give the operative portion of the order.These are students so I am not being harsh but in other matters of this nature, I would not shy from imposing costs. Dismissed", Justice Narula said as the hearing concluded.

NEET 2022 NOT postponed, Delhi HC dismisses plea to postpone NEET UG Exam, says no merit in petition

NEET 2022 NOT postponed, Delhi HC dismisses plea to postpone NEET UG Exam, says no merit in petition

NEET 2022 has not been postponed. Delhi High Court today dismissed the plea to postpone the examination. The court pointed out that there was no actual overlap of the examination and that the examination schedule cannot be disrupted continuously.

TN Education Desk

Updated Jul 14, 2022 | 03:31 PM IST

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET 2022 has not been postponed. Delhi High Court bench today dismissed the plea to postpone the medical and dental admission test scheduled for July 17. The court pointed out that it was too late and the petition was misconceived. Clearly not amused, the court also said that it is not going to levy costs because these are students.

"I was quite inclined to pass order against the petitioner but only becase these are students we are not going. If such petitions are filed then the court wll not shy away from imposing costs," Justice Narula noted as he dismissed the plea. He further added that there was no merit in the petition.

The court was not convinced by the petitioners’ statements, questioning the rationale of seeking deferment of the exam at the last minute. It also asked as to how could 15 students ask for the postponement of the examination at the last minute.

On the concerns regarding flood situation, the court pointed out that it is the Monsoon season. We are in monsoon season. That cannot be the basis that there are floods in some districts. Something or the other keeps happening in our country,” Justice pointed out.

As for the clustered examinations, Court quizzed if any of the examinations were overlapping. When refused, the court said that this was actually in favor of the students With subjects being similar, the court suggested that students would actually be freshly prepared for all the examinations. The court also quickly dismissed the possibility of Phase II as there was no precedent.

Students had filed a petition in the Delhi HC, seeking postponement of NEET UG 2022 examination by 4 to 6 weeks. The main point raised by the students was that many national level competitive exams were nestled together with a gap of only about 1 to 2 days.

Talking about NTA, which would be conducting CUET, NEET and JEE Main almost next to each other, the students have asked the court to offer respite. “Respondents scheduled National Level Examinaitons CUET, NEET UG and JEE in the month of July 2022 having a time gap of 1-2 days, wherein the syllabus of all three examinations is completely different,” the plea read.

NTA maintained its stand that the examination would not be postponed. Citing disruption of academic calendar over the past two years, NTA Counsel urged the court not to defer as delay of even a single day would create havoc. NTA also said that the time schedule has to be compressed this year in order to bring back the academic calendar on track.

NTA Counsel shared that 90 per cent of the students registered for the NEET examinaiton have downloaded their admit cards. They have also shared that all possible arrangements would be made and that agency has already written to states for support.

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Returnees from Ukraine finish exams online but stare at uncertain future ‘Commission Hasn’t Stuck To Deadlines’

Returnees from Ukraine finish exams online but stare at uncertain future ‘Commission Hasn’t Stuck To Deadlines’

Pearl.Dsouza@timesgroup.com

15.07.2022 BANGALORE

Bengaluru : The war in Ukraine is not close to being over, and nor is the ordeal faced by medical students, who flew back to their homes in Karnataka after hostilities broke out. Though the academic year has concluded, with both classes and exams held online, the students are still awaiting clarity from the government and their universities about what their coming academic year, beginning September, will look like. Deepika from Bengaluru will move from second to third year at Bukovinian State Medical University and is expecting her classes to resume in the first week of September.

However, she remains unsure about what the National Medical Commission (NMC) will announce with regard to students who have returned from the war-torn European nation. Meanwhile, there has been no word from her university about how the impending academic year would unravel. Exams and classes continued unimpeded after Deepika returned home earlier this year. “The online exams were rigorous and much like the offline version. We answered both orally and in writing. A camera continued to capture our face and hands as we answered the exam, and we took pictures of the answersheet at the end and sent it across (for evaluation),” she said.

Being a second-year stu- dent, clinical subjects or practicals, which involve interaction with patients, were not part of her curriculum. Sneha Patil, a second-year student from Kharkiv National Medical University, said: “Faculty of 7/15/22, 11:35 AM about:blank about:blank 2/3 KNMU continued to take classes from bunkers. Exams were held online. ” Confirming that she is yet to hear from either NMC or her university, she added: “Students continue to be given options to go to countries such as Kazakhstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan to carry on with their education. To keep waiting for NMC (announcements) is a distraction for students. They haven’t been made as per the deadlines set. ” The last deadline was June, she added. Some attempts to cater to these students have happened as part of local initiatives.

Theory and practical classes in some subjects were organised by BLDE (deemed to be university) at the initiative of MLA MB Patil and at JSS Medical College, Mysuru, at the behest of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswami. But students said the classes did not seem to be effective. Meanwhile, as an alternative, parents have tried to get their wards regularised in colleges here. Nadeem, parent of a third-year student from Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, said: “Parents are either awaiting guidelines from the government or for the war to end. ” Meeting ministers has not been fruitful either, as thousands of Indian students are facing academic ambiguity.

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Authority, 572 students from the state were evacuated from Ukraine and brought home. Ali Khwaja, a counsellor, trainer and life-skills coach, said: “While there are talks about the government accommodating t hem, so far nothing has happened. Students say they have got a lot of reassurances, but haven’t actually been admitted. They are sitting idle and hoping they will be taken into some medical college here. “The question is which colleges will take them and if they have the capacity to absorb so many extra students.

” NMC DIRECTIVE EXPECTED SOON, SAYS OFFICIAL Dr BL Sujatha Rathod, director, medical education, told TOI they haven’t received any guidelines on how to absorb Ukraine-returnee students into the local education system. “An announcement (by NMC) could be expected in another two weeks...,” she said. The announcement may give clarity on existing seats, and how many students can be accommodated. Asked about the possibility of these students being accommodated in Karnataka, she cited several logistical issues. “The number (of students) is huge and every college already has its own 7/15/22, 11:35 AM about:blank about:blank 3/3 number (of seats filled). One cannot go beyond the NMC-recognised number of seats. Where do you accommodate Ukraine students? Unless recognised by NMC, these children will suffer in future,” she added.

BACK HOME: A group of Karnataka students from Ukraine on their return in March 2022. They are now awaiting clarity on their future