Expressing disappointment with the scheduled NEET MDS 2024 exam date, aspiring candidates started a Twitter campaign using hashtags such as #Postponeneetmds2024toJULY, #postponeneetmds2024tilljuly, #NEETMDS2024POSTPONEMENT, and #POSTPONENEETMDS2024.
Postpone NEET MDS 2024: With only a month left for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test – MDS to be held, aspirants continue to demand the postponement of the medical examination. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will conduct the NEET MDS exam on March 18, 2024. Meanwhile, many candidates argue that the decision to postpone the NEET PG 2024 exam from March 3 to July 7 is discriminatory, especially when compared to the NEET MDS exam. Initially scheduled for February 9, the NEET MDS 2024 exam has been rescheduled to March 18, 2024, according to a notice dated January 20. This represents a mere extension of 38 calendar days from the originally planned date. The aspirants’ request to the authorities was to move the competitive exam from March to July.
Expressing disappointment with the scheduled NEET MDS 2024 exam date, aspiring candidates started a Twitter campaign using hashtags such as #Postponeneetmds2024toJULY, #postponeneetmds2024tilljuly, #NEETMDS2024POSTPONEMENT, and #POSTPONENEETMDS2024. Speaking of the latest updates, two candidates have approached the Supreme Court urging for the postponement of the NEET MDS exam, as per the EdexLive report. While speaking to EdexLive, Dr Ayesha Nazrin, one of the candidates who filed a petition, stated that many of her friends lamented that they were not eligible for the exam due to the cut-off eligibility.
Ayesha along with other candidate Dr Rishab Chakraborty, have filed a petition representing the non-eligible candidates. They are waiting for case enlistment. “We are praying and manifesting for our case to be enlisted before February 19 as it is the last day for the exam registration,” she stated adding that there are 11 petitioners who are ineligible for the medical examination, EdexLIVE reported.
Speaking of the NEET MDS 2024 Cut-off date for completion of internship, a candidate who after passing the final qualifying examination (BDS or the foreign dental degree recognized by GoI/DCI), is undergoing 12-month compulsory rotatory internship/ practical training and is likely to complete the same by 31st March 2024 can take up this examination, but he/she shall not be eligible for admission unless he/she has completed the compulsory rotatory internship and obtained provisional or permanent registration on or before 31st March 2024 or the candidate produces a certificate from the head of Institution that he/she will be completing internship by 31st March 2024.
Petition seeking justice for #NEETMDS2024 aspirants listed today. Case number: 19
“Hopeful for justice to be served.”@LiveLawIndia @barandbench#NEET #Medtwitter #PostponeNEETMDS2024toJULY pic.twitter.com/hdhNnQGtT1— Dr Vivek Pandey (@Vivekpandey21) February 16, 2024
NEET-MDS is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination for admission to various MDS Courses under Dentists Act, 1948 (amended from time to time). Earlier, aspirants started several petitions on Change.org seeking the postponement of NEET MDS 2024 exams. “Considering that counseling for both medical and dental students is intricately connected, aligning the schedule of NEET MDS 2024 with NEET PG Medical by postponing the former to July 2024 would not only provide much-needed clarity to the aspirants but also alleviate the emotional burden we are currently carrying,” reads the text of the petition.
More than 8000 students across various platforms have signed a petition urging the authorities to postpone NEET MDS 2024 till July. Meanwhile, the All India Student’s Union(AISU) wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urging them to postpone the NEET MDS examination till July 2024.