SC rules out separate entrance exams of States for MBBS, BDS courses

The Supreme Court has rejected the pleas of State governments and minority institutions for allowing them to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17. It said, only the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) provides for conducting such a test. The court put to rest all confusion by refusing to modify its last month's order by which it had allowed Centre and CBSE to conduct a single common entrance test for



admission to MBBS and BDS courses through NEET.

The apex court also said that all eligible candidates who could not appear in NEET-I on May 1, and those who had appeared but have apprehension that they had not prepared well, be permitted to appear in NEET-II on July 24th. However, they will have to give up their candidature for NEET-I. The court also allowed the Centre and CBSE to reschedule the date of holding NEET-II, if they find it necessary.