NEET PG 2023 is scheduled to be held on March 5 (Representational image)
NEET PG 2023: Pathem Murali Krishna and Gumpula Arvind Sai in their petition dated February 20 requested to postpone the exam by three months
The National Medical Commission has insisted that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG 2023 will be conducted as per schedule. This comes just days after the Telangana High Court refused to pass an order postponing the exam date. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing For Monday, February 27th.
“In pursuance of the direction given by the High Court of Telangana, the representation of the applicant has been thoroughly examined and his representation could not be accepted,” the NMC said in an official public notice.
Pathem Murali Krishna and Gumpula Arvind Sai, in their petition dated 20 February, had requested to postpone the examination for three months. They wanted an extension on the ground that interns who could not register earlier as their internship date did not match the cut-off date of the exam could appear in NEET PG 2023. The Telangana High Court in its order had given two weeks time to the National Medical Commission to reconsider the exam date.
NEET PG 2023 will be conducted on March 5 and the results will be out on March 31. Earlier, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had asserted that NEET PG will be conducted as per schedule.
However, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has extended the internship deadline for NEET PG 2023 from June 31 to August 11. The Medical Commissioning Council is expected to start the counseling process in September. Candidates claim that this gap of five to six months will be harmful for them.
Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association has also written a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urging him to postpone the exam for two to three months. In a letter to the Union health ministry, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) argued that extending the exam date would offer individuals currently completing their required internship time to study for the entrance exam.
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