The Supreme Court will hear today a petition to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 exam scheduled on August 11.A 3-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter(Vishal Soren @ Bishal Soren & Ors. v. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Anr) after 10.30 AM.The petitioners stated that many candidates who will be appearing in the exam have been allocated cities that...
The Supreme Court will hear today a petition to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 exam scheduled on August 11.
A 3-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter(Vishal Soren @ Bishal Soren & Ors. v. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Anr) after 10.30 AM.
The petitioners stated that many candidates who will be appearing in the exam have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach.
It is urged that the allocation of test cities was made on 31.07.2024 and the specific centres are scheduled to be declared on 08.08.2024. While the same was done to curb any malpractice in the examinations, the petitioner asserts that given the short notice, it has become highly difficult for students to make arrangements for their travel to their specific cities.
Besides deferring of the exam, the petitioners seek disclosure of the normalization formula of the four sets of question paper to candidates, so that any possibility of arbitrariness in the process is eliminated.
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#BREAKING #SupremeCourt refuses to postpone NEET-PG 2024 exam scheduled on August 11, dismisses a petition seeking postponement of the exam.
Bench dismisses the petition.
CJI: your argument is postulated on ideal solutions, we are looking at a complex society
CJI: simple answer is we all live in extremely diverse - geographically, culturally nation, therefore we have these large exams...
Sanjay: sometimes a pause to do the work perfectly is a good thing
CJI: as matter of principle we will not reschedule. 2 lac students and 4 lac parents will suffer. At behest of 5 petitioner will keep careers of 2 lacs students in jeopardy
CJI: also one thing (not for your client) we dont know who is behind these petitions
Sanjay Hegde says that there are 50000 phone calls he recived.
Sanjay : 2 exams, 2 papers - normalizing, it becomes inherently problematic.
CJI: nowdays people just come- alright postpone exams
Sanjay : prayer B is the consequence- it says 1 exam, beause you cut down centre. The 2 exams will be normalised....
CJI: we are not academicians
Sanjay: centres are cut down from 1200 to 500, NEET UG matter effect the NEET PG exams
Sanjay Hedge appears for petitioners
CJI: now to reschedule a PG exam, not possible, they are all children for all of us
#SupremeCourt to hear the NEET-PG 24 matter afternoon.
The matter is listed as item no.44.
Bench is now on item 20.
Bench will resume after lunch break at 2 PM.