NEET-UG 2022: The Delhi High Court will today (July 14, 2022) hear a petition by several National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Graduate (NEET-UG) candidates, seeking postponement of the competitive examination for the year 2022, which is scheduled to be held on July 17. has been The petition filed by fifteen candidates for the respective undergraduate medical and dental courses from different states has been listed for hearing before Justice Sanjeev Narula.
The petitioners’ counsel said that the petitioners mentioned the matter on Wednesday before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramaniam Prasad, which allowed it to be listed for hearing the next day.
The petitioners have sought setting aside of the prescribed date for the entrance examination and re-scheduling it after four to six weeks on several grounds, including the schedule of national level examinations i.e. NEET, JEE and Central University Entrance Examination (CUET). Is. “Disorganized” and the same has caused “extreme mental trauma and harassment resulting in 16 young students reporting suicide leaving their families in a state of despair”.
The petition, filed through advocate Mamta Sharma, said that the board exams got over in mid-June 2022 and students were forced to prepare for three national level exams without getting enough time to prepare.
NEET UG 2022 adjournment petition: Students forced to prepare for three national level exams
The petition states, “The respondents have scheduled the national level examinations of CUET, NEET-UG and JEE in the month of July 2022 with a time gap of 1 or 2 days in which the syllabus of all the three examinations is completely different. ”
“(Petitioners) are approaching this Hon’ble Court to postpone NEET UG 2022 by 4-6 weeks to compensate for the unfortunate mismanagement in the times of COVID and allot appropriate time to the students in view of the peculiar circumstances As if the examination was conducted on time. 2021, the results were also declared on time, but unfortunately due to the pendency of the issue of reservation policy before the Supreme Court’s extension of the counseling period by six months,” added this.
The petition states that NEET-UG is one of the most challenging examinations and if it is conducted as per the present schedule, it will lead to irreparable loss of one year’s education and will cause great injustice to lakhs of students.
NEET-UG 2022 exam will be held on July 17
The petition also states that this year, the notification for NEET (UG) was issued almost 100 days before the examination and the examination schedule is unfair and arbitrary.
“Despite being aware of the genuine and valid complaints of the petitioners, the Respondents have failed to take timely decision regarding rescheduling of NEET-UG 2022 and have created confusion among the students by not issuing the admit cards to the students. 11 July 2022,” the petition said.
“The aspiring students were under a valid belief that their concerns would be considered through various representations, but to the great surprise and surprise, the respondents maintaining their ignorant attitude held the NEET-UG on the scheduled date of 17.07. It has been decided to conduct the 2022 exam,” it added.
The petition also states that there is a flood situation across the country and many officials have already postponed their respective examinations, so in the present situation the authorities have to prepare NEET-UG 2022 to save a precious year of education. The exam may be directed to be rescheduled. candidates