New Delhi: The Central Government seems to be playing a game with the medical aspirants in the recent times, and has now incorporated the Supreme Court as well. After the Medical Council of India (MCI) and Central Government filed a plea for the postponement of National Eligibility-cum-Entrace Test (NEET), the Supreme Court denied entertaining the same on Friday, December 16, 2011.
In order to defer the NEET, the first ever single examination for MBBS and dental undergraduate seats in all medical colleges across India, the Central Government, along with MCI, had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court. The request included a deferment of one year for the conduct of NEET, from the academic year 2012-13 to 2013-14.
Highly disappointed with the present condition of the Central Government, Justice H.L. Dattu, head of the bench, asked the government to either withdraw the application or it will be rejected by the bench. He further added that the bench will not play any role in the decision taken henceforth.
While expressing displeasure with the step taken by the MCI and government, the bench clarified that the common entrance test was approved and formulated on the joint request of both the MCI and health ministry to hold NEET from the academic session 2012-13. Any regulations made from now on will not be considered by the court, the bench further added.
In order to secure itself from the decision made by the court, the health ministry claimed that several states opted to postpone the exam, while MCI alleged that the students were demanding more time to get accustomed with the syllabus. According to the affidavit laid by CBSE and approved by the court, applications for NEET-UG (for undergraduate courses) was scheduled to be open from December 1 to 16. The exam was planned for May 13, 2012 with the declaration of results in June end.
