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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in response to a writ petition requesting the rescheduling of NEET MDS 2024 examination, scheduled for March 18, 2024. The petition also seeks to direct the extension of the eligibility cut-off by revising the internship completion dates.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the case.The All India Students’ Union (AISU) sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), requesting the rescheduling of the NEET MDS exam.
NMC had announced the internship cut-off date for the National Eligibility Entrance Test – Postgraduate (NEET PG) to be August 15, whereas the last date for NEET MDS is March 31. The NEET MDS 2024 registration deadline is February 19.
In 2023, the Telangana High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking the rescheduling of NEET MDS 2023, noting, “Before parting with the case we also make it clear from the next academic year the respondent shall take steps to see that all the candidates who have completed MBBS/BDS course across the country a uniform cut off date be fixed and enough care is taken to ensure that sufficient time is granted to all the students to prepare for NEET.”
Many candidates have expressed dissatisfaction with the decision to postpone the NEET PG 2024 exam from March 3 to July 7, considering it discriminatory, especially when compared to the NEET MDS exam. Appealing for parity, candidates argue that in past NEET MDS exams have been held simultaneously with NEET PG, prompting a plea for alignment with the NEET PG schedule to ensure an adequate preparation period.
A group of aspirants have filed a petition in the apex court seeking the postponement of the NEET MDS 2024 exam to July. They seek alignment with the NEET PG schedule to allow for adequate preparation time. The Supreme Court has provisionally scheduled the case regarding the postponement for February 16.
Taking cognizance of the matter, the Supreme Court bench agreed to issue a notice; however, it showed reluctance to provide interim relief, stating that it is “only a matter of cut-off.” The matter is now scheduled for a tentative hearing on February 21, 2024.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the case.The All India Students’ Union (AISU) sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), requesting the rescheduling of the NEET MDS exam.
NMC had announced the internship cut-off date for the National Eligibility Entrance Test – Postgraduate (NEET PG) to be August 15, whereas the last date for NEET MDS is March 31. The NEET MDS 2024 registration deadline is February 19.
In 2023, the Telangana High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking the rescheduling of NEET MDS 2023, noting, “Before parting with the case we also make it clear from the next academic year the respondent shall take steps to see that all the candidates who have completed MBBS/BDS course across the country a uniform cut off date be fixed and enough care is taken to ensure that sufficient time is granted to all the students to prepare for NEET.”
Many candidates have expressed dissatisfaction with the decision to postpone the NEET PG 2024 exam from March 3 to July 7, considering it discriminatory, especially when compared to the NEET MDS exam. Appealing for parity, candidates argue that in past NEET MDS exams have been held simultaneously with NEET PG, prompting a plea for alignment with the NEET PG schedule to ensure an adequate preparation period.
A group of aspirants have filed a petition in the apex court seeking the postponement of the NEET MDS 2024 exam to July. They seek alignment with the NEET PG schedule to allow for adequate preparation time. The Supreme Court has provisionally scheduled the case regarding the postponement for February 16.
Taking cognizance of the matter, the Supreme Court bench agreed to issue a notice; however, it showed reluctance to provide interim relief, stating that it is “only a matter of cut-off.” The matter is now scheduled for a tentative hearing on February 21, 2024.
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