Despite Supreme Court orders, NEET 2025 disabled candidates face disqualification as medical boards ignore guidelines, highlighting lack of sensitivity, training, and systemic failure in disability assessments.
NEW DELHI: Today, 8th April: The Supreme Court has ruled that Governor R.N Ravi’s delay and refusal to give assent to 10 bills passed by the state legislature — including two passed during the AIADMK regime — was “illegal” and “arbitrary”. This judgment has been called a “historic verdict” by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
The Supreme Court ruled that NEET UG qualification is mandatory for Indian students seeking to study MBBS abroad if they intend to practice in India. The court dismissed petitions challenging the requirement, upholding its necessity. It emphasized that the rule ensures uniform standards for medical education. Additionally, the bench refused to grant any one-time exemption.
The Supreme Court allowed the declaration of results for undergraduate AYUSH students who were admitted without taking the NEET UG-2019 exam. However, the court maintained that their admissions were irregular and did not comply with required norms. Despite this, the students will be able to receive their results. The ruling balances adherence to regulations with considerations for students’ futures.
The Supreme Court Today (Feb 4) issued a notice to MCC, NMC, and the Central Government after a petition alleged serious irregularities in the NEET-PG AIQ counselling process. The plea highlights seat blocking issues, where candidates were unfairly denied registration for preferred seats, leading to many settling for less-desired branches. It also accuses authorities of violating SC timelines, citing cases like Anjana Chari. Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran have sought responses, with Senior Advocate K Parameshwar and Advocate Tanvi Dubey representing the petitioners.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India ruled on Wednesday(29th Jan) that reserving seats in postgraduate (PG) medical courses based on domicile or residence within a state is against the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that admissions must be strictly based on merit.
The Supreme Court has delayed the NEET-PG 2024 hearing again to January 8, 2025, marking eight postponements. Concerns over exam transparency include a lack of published answer keys and discrepancies in scorecards. Petitioners also criticized a recently introduced normalization process and an exam format change, questioning the fairness of the evaluation system.
The Centre Today (Jan 2) told the Supreme Court that it would be implementing all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency’s functioning in holding NEET-UG last year. The top court on August 2, last year refused to annul the controversy-ridden NEET-UG of 2024, saying there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a challenge to Maharashtra’s NEET Post-Graduation (PG) admission policy which gives preference in medical college admissions under the State quota to students who graduated from the colleges in Maharashtra, even if they are from other States. The policy had been challenged for favoring such students over even candidates domiciled in Maharashtra but who had graduated from colleges outside the State.