Centre in touch with state govts on CET for medical: SC told

Updated on: Sunday, February 20, 2011

The centre told the SC that it was in touch with all state govts to resolve the differences for holding a single eligibility-cum-entrance examination for MBBS and post-graduate medical courses.

The submission in this regard was made by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium before a Bench comprsing Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik which granted him time to inform it about the outcome of deliberations.
"The Centre is examining the entire issue and trying to resolve it with state governments and the consultation is going on," he said adding things will sorted out.

The Centre came out with the notification in December last for holding the combined entrance test for MBBS and PG courses.

The apex court had on December 13 had allowed the Medical Council of India to go ahead with the single eligibility-cum-entrance examination for MBBS and PG courses.

"We make it clear that the pendency of the application shall not come in the way of MCI notifying any regulations framed by it, in accordance with law, nor come in the way of anyone challenging the validity of such regulations, if and when brought into effect in accordance with law," the bench had said.

Though the court, in an interim order, had allowed the MCI to go ahead with the CET, it had decided to hear the various stakeholders as state governments, private medical colleges and those run by the minorities may have some objections.

The Bench during the earlier hearing had said there are certain minority institutions like Christian Medical College which conducts its entrance by itself.

The bench had favoured a cautious approach to the issue saying the students are a "volatile" community.

Tamil Nadu government has already lodged its protest against the proposal mooted by the HRD Ministry.

The Centre has supported the MCI for holding the Combined Entrance Tests (CET) for admission to PG courses in government and private colleges.

Subramanium had said there was also a proposal for holding a single window entry test for undergraduate MBBS courses.

The Solicitor General had said the proposal has got thumping support from renowned doctors from both government and private sector.

However, the bench had said "unfortunately, doctors don't make laws".

The court was informed that for the MBBS entrance, there is a state law in Tamil Nadu which comes in way of the single window system but no such problem was there for the PG courses.

Centre in touch with state govts on CET for medical: SC told

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