The Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking to postpone NEET PG 2023 exam scheduled on March 5. The petitioners requested the postponement of the NEET PG 2023 exam citing inadequate time to prepare for the test adequately. NEET PG 2023 Postponed: Supreme Court made big decision.
Supreme Court resumed the NEET PG postponement plea hearing today, February 27, 2023. Upon hearing the petitions, the apex court has dismissed the plea. NEET PG 2023 will be held as per schedule on March 5, 2023. The matter related to NEET PG 2023 postponement was heard by a bench comprising of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta.
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, on behalf of petitioners, said that usually the gap between the internship deadline and the exam is never more than two months. Petitioners had earlier told that even if NET is held in March 5, counselling can begin only after August 11 the internship cut-off deadline as the certificate is to be submitted during the admission process.
During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati stated that NBE and MCC will commence with the counselling process from July 15, 2023 and will not be waiting till the August 11, 2023 deadline. Candidates would be able to participate provisionally in the counselling process.
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Bhati also revealed that 2.09 lakh students applied during the first window. After the internship deadline was extended, only 6,000 students applied, making it a minority demand. The petition to postpone the examination, scheduled to be conducted on March 5, 2023, has been filed by 13 medical aspirants. The petitioners said that students are finding it difficult to time to prepare for the test due to their internship duties.
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