Common Medical Entrance Test - Supreme Court

Updated on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Common Medical Entrance Test – Supreme Court – New Delhi

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court on 18.07.2013 – Thursday.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) introduced the test for UG and PG courses for medicine.

According to the chief Just6ice Altamas Kabir and Justices Anil R. Dave and Vikarmajit Sen, the role attributed to and the powers confirr on, the MCI and DCI under, the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, and Dentist Act 1956, do not contemplate anything different and are restricted to laying down standards which are uniformly applicable to all medical colleges and institutions to ensure the excellence of Medical Education.

According to the court, the rule assigned to the MCI under section 10A and 19 A(I) of the 1981 Act indicates such a conclusion. As an offshoot the court has no hesitation in holding that MCI is not empowered to conduct NEET.

As such the supreme court questioned the Medical Council of Indians’ move to conduct NEET. According to this court order, no admissions to medical and dental college can be made through NEET.

This forces is to continue the same admission procedures as earlier. That, 90,000 ambitious students to Medical seats will continue to take medical examinations and pay heavy capitation fee for medical seats in

private colleges. The court, however said that admissions already made through NEET will not be affected.

We understand from this that Medical Council Act does not give MCI the power to conduct examination. It can given only guide line for doing so.]

The judges did not question the intake unfairness of having one common entrance Examination when the Central Institutes had already opted out of NEET.

Tamil Nadu was opposing NEET from the beginning. Besides, the Central Institutes, AIIMS and PGI stayed out of NEET. They were conducting their own examination and admitted the students.

The national board of Examination which awards DNB qualification also conducted its own examination.

In is natural to think logically, what not goes for the Central Institutes could be taken not good also for states. That’s why the states objected NEET..

As such, the concept of having one common exam to help students to get admissions in Medical colleges across the country failed because a number of cases were filled by Medical Institution and state objecting the NEET implementations. States suggested NEET, to have a central on PG admissions of they were to be able to retain professionals in the states Medical services.

What happened now?

The real intention to save the students from writing multiple examinations in multiple locations. With same standard failed.

In fact, NEET would have paid way for transparent admission process. If it is done, it may stop the private Medical Colleges from exploitation of over charging, collecting heavy capitation fee.]

This is a great disappointment actually.

As such this Judgment ignore the existing inequalities in Medical Admissions.

According to the press Report in the Hindu, if the MCI cannot conduct examinations, NEET may assign this to some other institutions?

Is there any institutes available as on date? In fact No.

If the Union Government and policy builders really west to have NEET the creation of a separate body to conduct examination become the necessity. We will have to wait and see.

Common Medical Entrance Test - Supreme Court

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