Maharashtra CET cell to intervene in plea on MBBS, BDS admissions

The petition, which was filed by a group of students from the scheduled tribe category in the SC in July, stated that the students were deprived of quota seats as they could not produce a caste certificates in time.

The state common-entrance test (CET) cell and medical education department has planned to intervene in a petition regarding undergraduate medical and dental admissions in the Bombay high court (HC) after the Supreme Court (SC) stayed the admissions on Tuesday.

The state common-entrance test (CET) cell and medical education department has planned to intervene in a petition regarding undergraduate medical and dental admissions in the Bombay high court (HC) after the Supreme Court (SC) stayed the admissions on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

The petition, which was filed by a group of students from the scheduled tribe category in the SC in July, stated that the students were deprived of quota seats as they could not produce a caste certificates in time.

The SC had stayed admissions until the objections raised by the students were cleared by a principal bench of the Bombay HC.

The state has said that it will intervene as admissions have been stalled. “Students will end up losing precious academic time. The CET cell, along with the state medical education department, will take the matter to the HC,” said Anand Rayate, commissioner, Maharashtra CET cell.

The SC, in its order, had requested a special bench and Bombay HC to look into this matter and solve it at the earliest.

The CET cell was supposed to announce an updated schedule for remaining admission rounds by August end.