NEET PG 2022: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking postponement of exam
The Court also said the need for patient care is paramount.
Insight Bureau: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking to postpone National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG 2022) examination. The Court also said the need for patient care is paramount.
A bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud said that the request to postpone NEET PG 2022 cannot be entertained as it would affect patient care and doctors’ career.
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The Court noted that around two lakh six thousand doctors have registered for the examination and postponing the NEET-PG will prejudice these doctors’ careers, create chaos and uncertainty and create a deficiency of doctors in hospitals.
The Court was hearing the petition seeking to postpone the NEET-PG 2022 examination, which is to commence on May 21, 2022, and to notify a fresh date of examination after a period of eight weeks.
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