AGENCY
NEW DELHI: Government on Friday approved promulgation of an Ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of uniform medical entrance examination , NEET, for one academic year.
The executive order is aimed at “partially” overturning the Supreme Court verdict which said all government colleges, deemed universities and private medical colleges would be covered under NEET.
The next phase of the exam is scheduled for 24th July. Nearly 6.5 lakh students have already sat for the first phase of NEET held on 1st May.
Once the Ordinance is issued, students of state government boards will not have to sit for NEET on 24th July. They, however, will have to become part of the uniform entrance exam from next academic session, government sources clarified.
The exam will be applicable for those applying for Central Government and private medical colleges.
