New Delhi: The entrance examination to medical education, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is one of the toughest competitive exams in the country but also one which has a lot of aspirants appearing for it, each year. A couple of months ago, the NEET PG 2024 Postponement was announced and the exam will now be held in July; since then, students of NEET MDS 2024 have been demanding postponement of their exam too. The scheduled NEET MDS 2024 Exam Date is March 18 and till now, no official notice on postponement has been announced. Amid calls of NEET MDS aspirants, students associations and doctors, Supreme Court of India has listed the case about the NEET MDS Postponement three days before the scheduled exam date. Here’s all you need to know…
NEET MDS 2024 Postponement: Supreme Court Lists Hearing
As mentioned earlier, student associations, doctors and even politicians have been demanding postponement of NEET MDS 2024. Amid calls for postponement, the case’s hearing has been listed by the Supreme Court on a date which is just three days before the scheduled exam date. The apex court has decided to hear the case on March 15, 2024 while the NEET MDS 2024 Exam Date is March 18, 2024 as of now.
NEET MDS Postponement SC Hearing: Students Demand Preponement
After the hearing date has been announced for March 15, NEET MDS aspirants have expressed their discontentment and have demanded for the preponement of the hearing. Since the hearing is taking place just three days before the exam, there is a lot of confusion in the minds of the aspirants and therefore, they are requesting the court to hear the matter earlier.
In the last hearing that took place on February 21, a Supreme Court Bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra were hearing the petitions filed seeking the postponement of the NEET MDS examination this year. The apex court has not passed any order to postpone the medical entrance examination and while expressing its opinion, it has specified that it will not interfere and let the central government make the decision. The Court, thus, will not change the exam date or the internship cut-off date for the NEET MDS 2024 Exam.