NEET-PG 2025 : Live Updates From Supreme Court On Plea Against Double-Shift Exam

Bench: why did you not look for enough centres?

Order: it will be open for the respondents to apply for extension of time every find that they are not able to identify the centres and conduct the examination on 15th June.

Order: the argument is also not accepted. There is still sufficient time for the body to identify the centres.

Acharya: we will not be able to identify my lords.

Bench: then you apply for extension.

Acharya: was making this submission now. kindly considered it now

Order: Another argument made on behalf of the respondents is that even if the examining body makes an referred to identify more centres it may need more time which may result into the delay in holding the examination and all consequent counselling and admissions etc will be delayed which would not be inline with the timeline fixed by this court.

Order: the issue related to the second relief claim would be considered after the examinations are concluded.

#BREAKING Supreme Court directs NBE to not hold NEET-PG 2025 in two shifts, as it creates arbitrariness and different levels of difficulty

SC asks NBE to make arrangements to hold NEET-PG in one shift.

Order: we accordingly direct that the respondents ensure to make further arrangements for holding the examination in one ship and also ensure that full transparency is maintained and secured centres are identified.

Order: the examination for this year is schedule for 15th of June 2025. It is still more than 2 weeks for the examining body to identify the centres to hold the examination and one shift.

Order: holding examination in two shifts creates arbitrariness. Any two question papers can never be said to be of an identical level of difficulty or is. There has to be a variation. Normalisation may be applied in exceptional cases but not in a routine manner year after year..

Order: we are not ready to accept that in entire country and considering the technological advancements in this country the examining body could not find enough centers to hold the examination in one shift

Order: premier league 2 ground 7 taken and support of holding two shift examinations.

1. Number of candidates is huge and it is difficult to find secure centers to hold exam in one shift.

2. If examinations are held in one shift malpractice could be involved.