The Supreme Court on Monday has refused to modify its April 28 order making NEET mandatory for admission to undergraduate medical courses across the country for the accounting year 2016-2017 in a setback to some states and private medical colleges who were trying to wriggle out of NEET.
A bench of Justice Anil R. Dave, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Adarsh Kumsr Goel has said that they found no merit in the applications which has sought modification of it April 28 order by making NEET only route for admission to medical colleges.
The bench has told in an order that they have directed that all such eligible candidates who could not appear in NEET-I and those who had appeared but have apprehension that they had not prepared well, be permitted to appear in NEET-II, subject to seeking an option from the said candidates to give up their candidature for NEET-I.
The MCI of India and the Dental Council of India had in December 2010 amended the then statutory regulations to provide for a single National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for admission to the MBBS and BDS course and the NEET was restored on April 11, 2016 when the five judge constitution bench of Justice Dave, Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice R.K. Agrawal, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice R. Banumathi has recalled July 18, 2013 order
