JEE Main 2023 Plea: Bombay High Court to hear exam postponement plea on Jan 4
The PIL has been filed challenging the notification issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which declared the schedule of JEE Mains will be conducted between January 24 to 31, 2023.
JEE Main is scheduled for Jan 24-31, 2023.
The plea related to JEE Main 2023, was mentioned today by the petitioner before the Chief Justice of Mumbai High court. The Judge has agreed to hear it on January 04.
Last week a PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking the rescheduling of JEE Mains 2023 Exam, which is scheduled for January 2023. The petitioner is demanding JEE Main 2023 exam be rescheduled to April stating that the January exams to be held between January 24 to 31 are clashing with pre-board and practical examinations.
The plea also mentions that the notification for the JEE Mains exam was issued on short notice and same would cause difficulties to students.
The High Court will hear the plea on January 4. The PIL has been filed by activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai challenging the notification issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on December 15, which declared the schedule of JEE Mains will be conducted between January 24 to 31, 2023.
For the past few weeks, JEE Main aspirants have been appealing for the exam to be postponed and have also written to the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking exam postponement. The PIL also seeks relaxation of the criterion of scoring 75% marks in Class XII (Higher Secondary Examination) exams to be eligible to appear for JEE Mains, as many of the students who passed Class XII in the academic years 2020-21 and 2021-2022 are going to apply for the present JEE Mains, and they were assessed in their board exams based on their performance of previous exams as their board exams were cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
It states that the marks scored by them are not a true reflection of their actual ability. It went on to state that the plea also said that introduction of a 75% score as the eligibility criterion was a sudden change for the students, including those who are to appear for their Class XII board exams in the next few months, and they should have been given sufficient time to prepare.
The petitioner sought deferment of the JEE exam to April 2023 or any other convenient date after discussions and consultations with respective educational boards.
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