New Delhi: The Center in its affidavit has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to postpone the Post-Graduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021 by 2 months.
As per the report of news agency ANI, the exam will be conducted on January 10-11, 2022 to provide adequate time for preparation of entrance exam under the revised scheme, the Center in its affidavit told the top court.
The Center in its affidavit informed the SC that it has decided to postpone the Postgraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021 by 2 months and to be held on January 10-11, 2022, to provide adequate time for admission. has decided to organize Exam preparation under the revised scheme
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The Supreme Court has sought response from the Central Government and the National Medical Council (NMC) on a plea by post-graduate doctors over alleged last minute changes in the exam pattern for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS). ) 2021.
In its affidavit, the central government defended its decision to change the exam pattern, saying it was done to ensure that seats do not remain vacant.
“Based on experience in the past with a significant number of precious super specialty medical course seats remaining vacant and going unutilized, the exam pattern has been revised with the expectation that more number of these seats will be filled. And the wastage will be minimized,” the government said quoting the Bar and Bench.
The matter is to be heard on Tuesday. IANS informed of.
In an earlier hearing, a division bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna gave a sharp reaction to the government on the issue as it remarked: “Just because you have the power is why you are using such power. Please. Talk to the health ministry. And family welfare look into it. Don’t think of these young doctors as football in this game of power.”
“Young doctors cannot be at the mercy of insensitive bureaucrats and cannot be treated like a football,” the bench told the lawyers appearing for the government, as quoted by news agency ANI.
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Change in NEET-SS 2021 Exam Pattern
The petition, filed by 41 qualified postgraduate doctors from across the country, who aspire to become super-specialists by cracking NEET-SS 2021, sought directions for changes in the exam pattern, reported ANI.
The government’s move was challenged in the petition on grounds of lack of authority as well as being clearly arbitrary. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that there was a notification for the examination to be held in November this year. was released on 23 July. However, on August 31, 2021, another notification was issued changing the pattern of the exam when only 2 months were left for the NEET SS 2021 exam to be held on November 13 and 14.
Dewan argued that the exam pattern of NEET-SS syllabus has been changed in favor of only those who have done post-graduation in general medicine at the cost of other subjects. The petition said that as per the prevailing pattern, which has been in existence from 2018 to 2020, 60 per cent marks were allotted for questions in super-specialties, while 40 per cent were distributed for questions from feeder courses.
However, as per the new pattern, the entire questions for Critical Care Super Specialty will be taken from General Medicines. Dewan argued that the students of other subjects were at a great disadvantage and the authority should not have brought these changes after the notification of the examination was issued and the students started their preparations. He said that it is a well-established principle that the rules cannot be changed once the game has started.
“All of them are preparing with reference to the pattern existing for the last three years, especially because in the earlier occasions – 2018 and 2019 when changes were proposed to be made in the pattern/scheme, the changed pattern/scheme required the students to prepare. The scheme was made public about six months before the NEET-SS examination to ensure availability of sufficient time,” the petition further stated.
(with agency input)
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