Supreme Court likely to hear plea for NEET PG 2022 postponement on February 7

After demanding on social media platforms for NEET PG 2022 postponement, candidates have filed a plea in Supreme Court in this regard on January 25, the court can hear the case on February 7.

The top court of India can hear the plea demanding the deferment of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-PG) exam 2022 date on Monday, February 7. As per the Supreme Court's website, the plea was filed on January 25, and the case may be listed on February 7.

NEET PG 2022 is scheduled to be conducted on March 12 but the candidates want the examination to postpone as the date clashes with that of the NEET PG Counselling 2021. The Madurai MP Su Venkatesan had also written to the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya to demand the postponement of the entrance examination. 

The plea in Supreme Court is filed by six MBBS graduates through Dubey Law Chambers and it seeks direction from the National Board of Examination (NBE) for postponing the examination until various requirements such as set forth in the PG Regulations and mandatory internship period is completed.

The plea states, "Several hundred MBBS graduates whose internships were paused due to their duty in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic will be rendered ineligible from appearing in the NEET-PG test due to lack of mandatory internship duty that too without their fault."

The petitioners' counsel had said, "The petitioners (with 1500 candidates) have mentioned that they were in Covid duties in the year 2021 and therefore their internship was postponed. They have submitted that they are victims of circumstances and that they were not informed at any time that serving in Covid-19 duties would tantamount to a situation where they will not be eligible to appear for the NEET-PG," as reported by India Today.

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• NEET PG 2022: Plea in SC seeks postponement of exam date March 12
• Madurai MP writes to Union Health Minister to demand NEET PG 2022 postponement