NEET PG 2022 live updates: SC refuses to postpone NEET PG exam

NEET PG 2022 live updates: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2022. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 21. The plea was filed by a group of doctors.

The top court said that any further extension will have cascading effect on the admission schedule fixed by the court in January 2016. As per this, NEET PG 2022 is already delayed by 4 months. The Centre said that NEET-PG 2023-24 has been fixed in January 2023 and the effort of govt is to get back on track the admission schedule that was derailed due to covid-19 for last 2 years.

 (with inputs from Abraham Thomas in New Delhi.)

Follow all the updates here:

• May 13, 2022 12:14 PM IST

  NEET PG 2022: Further extension will have cascading effect on admission schedule: SC 

  SC said that any further extension will have cascading effect on the admission schedule fixed by Court in January 2016. As per this, NEET PG 2022 is delayed already by four months. The Centre submitted that NEET-PG 2023-24 has been fixed in January 2023 and the effort of government is to get back on track the admission schedule that was derailed by pandemic for last two years. 'Postponement of any exam is replete with serious consequences." says SC as it refuses to interfere with the NEET PG 2022 as it holds needs of patient care has to be paramount

• May 13, 2022 12:11 PM IST

  SC accepts Centre's argument on dearth of doctors

  The court accepted Centre's argument that already there is dearth of resident doctors in hospitals as this year there were 2 batches of PG doctors. Court felt that any relief will impact patient care and availability of doctors. It will also impact careers of 2.06 lakh doctors who have registered this year for Neet-PG 2022.

• May 13, 2022 12:08 PM IST

  SC refuses to postpone NEET PG 2022

  The Supreme Court refuses to postpone NEET PG 2022 exam. SC holds that any postponement will impact patient care and treatment.

• May 13, 2022 11:51 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022 plea:  SC is dictating order

  Supreme Court is dictating order in the NEET PG case now.

• May 13, 2022 11:47 AM IST

  Delay in exams will impact patient care & treatment: Centre

  Centre represented by ASG Aishwarya Bhati.  Centre says delay in holding exams will impact patient care and treatment. Help us to put things back on track, large number of sttudents are on other side. This will have cascading effect on other super specialty admissions. 

• May 13, 2022 11:45 AM IST

  Postponing NEET PG exam will help students get extra time: Wilson

  Postponing NEET PG exam will help all students with extra time to prepare, says Wilson.

• May 13, 2022 11:42 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022 plea: Wilson says there is clash of dates

  Senior advocate Anand Grover also for petitioner says 50,000 people will get affected. Wilson says there is clash of dates. Like last year this year too there is clash between counseling of NEET PG 2021 and NEET PG 2022. It needs to be resolved says Wilson.

• May 13, 2022 11:40 AM IST

  NEET PG Exam 2022:  2.06 lakh doctors have registered for exam, says Centre

  Centre tells SC 2.06 lakh doctors have registered for NEET PG this year.  Court says 2.06 lakh students, imagine they are all studying and have prepared for exams taking time out of their work. For them how can we stop the exam. They have not even registered for NEET 2022, there was no bar for you to register.....only that you thought you will get admission in 2021.

• May 13, 2022 11:36 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: How can we cause hardship to so many for some, says SC

  SC says for avoiding hardship for some how can we cause hardship to so many students who have prepared and ready for exams on may 21.

• May 13, 2022 11:34 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: Senior advocate Rakesh Khanna appears for petitioner

  Senior advocate Rakesh Khanna appears for petitioner. Senior advocate P Wilson, Member of Parliament who recently wrote to the Government requesting postponement of NEET also present. 

• May 13, 2022 11:32 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: Supreme Court hearing in the matter begins

  The SC hearing on plea seeking postponement of  NEET PG exam scheduled to be conducted on May 21 begins. 

• May 13, 2022 11:27 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022 postponement plea: Matter to be taken up soon

  A bench of justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant will take up the plea for NEET PG postponement soon.

• May 13, 2022 11:09 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: IMA has also requested for postponement of exam 

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya requesting postponement of the NEET-PG exam 2022.

• May 13, 2022 10:57 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: What the plea is SC seeks

  The plea seeks quashing of the notification dated Feb 4 issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences for holding NEET PG 2022 and or defer the scheduled date of the exam.

• May 13, 2022 10:22 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022:  Plea filed through two advocates

  The plea seeking postponement of NEET PG exam has been filed through advocates Ashutosh Dubey and Abhishek Chauhan. 

• May 13, 2022 09:55 AM IST

  NEET PG 2022: SC to hear plea for exam postponement today 

  The Supreme Court will soon hear a plea from a group of doctors who want the NEET PG exam to be postponed.