The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET). The petition was filed by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava on behalf of 11 students from 11 states across the country who had moved the top court seeking relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The engineering entrance is scheduled to take place from September 1 to September 6 while the medical entrance is slated for September 13.
The plea was in favour of conducting key entrance examinations only after normalcy is restored post-COVID-19 crisis. Ahead of the hearing, advocate Srivastava exuded confidence in getting justice for young JEE and NEET aspirants. India Wide Parents’ Association chief Anubha Shrivastava Sahai too appeared optimistic ahead of the crucial hearing. “We are quite confident that the honorable Supreme Court will give justice to lakhs of students and government will support them.”
Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that the JEE Main Examination for Engineering will be held from September 1 to 6. The JEE Advanced exam is scheduled to be held on September 27. The Central Government announced the dates of NEET and JEE examinations after a series of postponements in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
Solicitor General Thushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that all necessary security precautions would be taken for the examination. Not everything can be closed in during this period. Life needs to move forward. It is imperative to proceed with all security arrangements. Arun Mishra asked the students if they were ready to waste a whole year.
