IIT-JEE : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Reduction Of Attempts For JEE(Advanced)

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of writ petitions challenging the reduction of attempt limit for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced from three to two by the Joint Admission Board. It is expected that the matter will be heard tomorrow but the same is subjected to an ongoing matter which is currently being heard. The JEE pertains to the entrance exam required to qualify for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology. The petition, though listed today, was not taken up as the bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing another matter. The counsel for the petitioner orally mentioned the petition and requested for a hearing tomorrow, saying that the JEE Advanced 2025 registration will begin soon. The exam is scheduled to take place on May 18. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, saying that he was opposing the petition, however said that he has no objections to an early hearing.Since the Court was already hearing a matter which is expected to be over tomorrow, Justice Gavai orally stated that the JEE matter would be taken up immediately after that. Reportedly, last November, the Board increased the attempt limit for the JEE Advanced to three. However, within a few weeks, the decision was the Board was taken back and the two-attempt policy was reinstated. On November 18, 2024, the Board issued a Press Release stating: "The Joint Admission Board (JAB) has decided to restore the earlier eligibility criterion used in previous years pertaining to number of attempts in JEE (Advanced), in supersession of the criterion mentioned in Press Release dated November 05, 2024. This has been done after considering various competing requirements in the meeting of JAB held on November 15, 2024. This has resulted in restoring the earlier eligibility criteria followed since 2013. All other eligibility criteria remain same."The petitioners are seeking that the earlier decision of the Board granting three attempts to appear for the JEE Advanced should be restored. Case Details: MITHIN MONDAL AND ORS. Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS., W.P.(C) No. 854/2024 Click Here To Read/Download Order

IIT-JEE : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Reduction Of Attempts For JEE(Advanced)

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