The National Eligibility Cum Income Test or NEET is scheduled for September 13 (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today declined to consider a series of allegations seeking the postponement or cancellation of the National Entry Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for September 13.
A bench headed by Judge Ashok Bhushan said authorities will take all necessary steps to take the NEET undergraduate exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic for admission to medicine courses.
“Sorry, we are not willing to entertain,” said the bank.
On September 4, the high court dismissed petitions, including one filed by ministers from six opposition-ruled states, seeking revision of their August 17 order, which had paved the way for the NEET exams and JEE.
The court, which also includes Judges RS Reddy and MR Shah, said authorities have made all the necessary arrangements to conduct the examination.
“Now everything is closed, even the review is discarded,” the bank said, adding that only the NEET review remains and the JEE is over.
Lead lawyer Arvind Datar, who appeared on behalf of one of the petitioners, referred to the situation in Bihar and said: “Only two centers are being built in Patna and Gaya. It should be postponed for a few weeks.”
Lead attorney KTS Tulsi, who was appearing on behalf of one of the petitioners, said that people residing in containment zones cannot leave their home. “How can they give tests?” Tulsi said.
Attorney Shoeb Alam, who appeared on behalf of another petitioner, said his statement is against the notice of the National Testing Agency conducting the examination.
He said a new standard operating procedure was issued on September 2 saying that if any student shows any signs of a cold or anything else, then they may be allowed to take the test by alternative means.
“In our opinion, this is related to university exams. The authorities will take all necessary measures for the completion of the NEET exam,” the bank said.
Alam said the number of closures is still in operation and in Noida, there are closings on weekends.
“The weekend lockdown has now been reversed,” the bank observed.
When Alam said that admission cards should be allowed to be used as a curfew pass so that students can go to exam centers, the bank said: “We cannot issue general instructions.”
On September 4, the superior court dismissed the grounds for review of his order that paved the way for the completion of the NEET and JEE exams.
JEE Core Exams were scheduled for September 1-6.
On August 17, the superior court dismissed a statement seeking the postponement of the April 2020 JEE (Main) and NEET-Undergraduate exams amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Although it refused to interfere with the taking of the medical and engineering entrance examinations, the higher court had said in August that, although a pandemic situation exists, “ultimately, life has to disappear and the career of students cannot be endangered for a long and full academic period. ” the year cannot be lost “.
One of the requests for revision of the August 17 order was filed by ministers from six states, governed by parties such as Congress, TMC, JMM, NCP and Shiv Sena.
Attorney General Tushar Mehta had assured the high court in August that all guarantees would be taken during the conduct of the examinations.
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