Postpone NEET MDS 2024 to July, urges Student Union to NBE, DCI, Mansukh Mandaviya, PM

The demand to Postpone NEET MDS 2024 to July continues on X. In this regard, AISU has sent a representation to NBE and DCI, Mansukh Mandaviya and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Know details here.

Postpone NEET MDS 2024 to July: The demand to postpone the exam is getting stronger. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) recently postponed NEET MDS 2024 to March 18 from earlier February 9, 2024. However, the aspirants are constantly demanding a further postponement of the examination to July 2024. 

Today, the All India Student's Union (AISU) has sent a representation to NBE, DCI, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Prime Minister of India on behalf of NEET MDS aspirants and demanded to Postpone NEET MDS 2024 to July.

As per the representation, AISU said that the distress among aspirants due to the current timeline is significant. The following are the points highlighted by the student union:

• The common counselling process for NEET PG and NEET MDS coupled with the fact that admissions can only commence post the completion of NEET PG internship (expected in Aug/Sept 2024), renders the March NEET MDS exam impractical.
• In 2020, NEET MDS was conducted on December 16, 2020, and NEET PG was postponed multiple times due to Covid - 19 from Jan to April and further to Sept 2021. The counselling for NEET MDS and NEET PG occcurs simultaneously. As a result, aspirants who took NEET MDS in Dec 2020 had to wait until Nov 2021 for counseling, aligning with the postponed NEET PG in September.
• This year could see a repetition of such a scenario if NEET MDS is not conducted concurrently with NEET PG in July. Dental students would face an extended idle period from March to Sept/Aug, spanning 6-7 months, leading to a waste of their time.

The association has requested to defer the examination to July 2024, as is the case with the NEET PG exam. Moreover, 8000 medical aspirants have signed a petition to postpone the entrance exam to July.

"Intervention of @mansukhmandviya sir is crucial for #NEETMDS2024 aspirants, facing similar challenges as their #NEETPG2024 counterparts. It's essential to address this apparent discrimination and ensure justice for all," reads a message on X.

Read more:

• NEET MDS 2024 Exam Date Postponed to March 18; Application Process to Start Soon
• NEET MDS 2024: Over 5200 candidates sign petition to postpone exam