As of now Nagaland to go ahead with NSEE as scheduled on May 12
Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 29
With the Supreme Court on Friday ruling that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) on May 1 and July 24 for admission to under-graduate medical courses as per its direction on April 28, the deck is cleared for a common entrance exam for undergraduate medical and dental courses.
In its April 28 notification, the Bench of Justices Anil R. Dave, S.K. Singh and A.K. Goel, despite opposition from various quarters, gave green signal for the CBSE to hold the NEET and use the same for admission across all States.
When the exam was first introduced in 2012, several States, including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, opposed the same citing infringement upon education, a State subject, viability and the impact on students from different educational backgrounds, difference in content between the State and Central Board’s syllabus etc. Following the objection, the Supreme Court in a 2013 judgment withheld that NEET but the April 28 order revived the same. Consequently, with rejection of a strong plea of “genuine difficulties” from the Centre on April 29 that it is difficult to hold NEET in two phases, the validity of other exams conducted either by State or private medical colleges has come under scrutiny.
The Court in its April 28 order said that the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) 2016 scheduled to be held on May 1 shall be phase I of NEET. The phase II of NEET for the left out candidates shall be held on July 24 by inviting applications with fee. Combined result of both the Tests shall be declared on August 28 and CBSE will provide All India Rank, it added.
“The admitting authorities will invite applications for Counselling and merit list shall be drawn based on All India Rank.”
As per the news report, the test scheduled on May 1, where 6, 67,637 are to appear from 1,040 centres in 52 cities, including abroad, will be considered as NEET-1.
NEET-2 will be conducted for the remaining candidates, and the entire process, from collection of information from the States to declaration of results, will begin from May 7.
Nagaland to go ahead with NSEE
Reacting to the Supreme Court notification, the Director of the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education (H&TE), Athili Kathipri said that while the department is yet to get hold of the Court’s notification, it would go ahead with Nagaland State Entrance Examination (NSEE) 2016 as scheduled on May 12.
The test will go on as scheduled since NSEE is conducted not only for medical and allied courses but other professional technical courses, he told The Morung Express.
Regarding the Supreme Court’s notification on NEET, Kathipri said it is too early to comment but a definite picture will come out within two or three days.
“Any decision in this regard will be taken only after studying the Court’s notification in totality.” We have written to state government for an official direction on this and can comment only afterwards, he added. Earlier, when queried about the same, the State Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kapur said that he will talk in details with the H&TE and convey the same.
Meanwhile, with regard to All Nagaland College Students’ Union’s (ANCSU) non-acceptance of the government notification against the seat reserved quota in NSEE (State reserved quota) in its present form, the Director said he cannot comment on that as the matter is with the state government.
While the matter drags on, the Court order might have huge impact on the medical aspirants from the State if the admission to the various medical colleges from Nagaland is selected through NSEE criteria. Some quarters have expressed apprehension that difference in content between the State and Central Board’s syllabus might work against State’s candidates and adversely affect their eligibility.
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