An apex court bench headed by Justice Anil R Dave said the court would consider hearing the matter later (though the exam being cancelled is unlikely).
Update: The Supreme Court declined to interfere. Read more here.
Dave’s ruling came after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the bench that to expect the students who have done schooling in their respective regional languages to prepare and appear for the NEET - to be held on 1 May - would be discriminatory.
The CBSE is conducting the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) in the current year only in English and Hindi.
Rohatgi also suggested that court allow the exams being conducted by the state governments along with the NEET for this year.
Saying that the matter can only be considered by the bench comprising himself, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Dave asked the attorney general to give the suggestion to the court and it would be considered when the bench assembles.
The court was urged that if there was any difficulty in the bench sitting on Friday, then the hearing could take place on Saturday (April 30) as it involved the future of lakhs of students.
Comments
Taking such a big decision at d very last moment ..stressing us a lot ...why those students will b given 3 more months n we just 2 days ..the test name is only common entrance but there will b 2 exams... What I think is. either to cancel this neet or 1 may xam should be postponed thats only will b fair ...n will create no partiality between us
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It's a curse to be a medical aspirant in this country, specially for students of UR/GENERAL CATEGORY like me who don't have any reservations or qoutas. We work hard all year, since there are limited no. of seats and on top of that, my country favours those who have quotas than those who deserve. And now,they are making us suffer by taking such decisions....Do you want to ruin our lives????
In my personal opinion SC may be right but implementation can start with 2017 and all other issues should be set right and students should be pre-told about the admission process to avoid last minute rush and windfall for coaching institutes.