Supreme Court to Hear Plea Against Two-Shift NEET-PG Exams

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea against the decision to conduct the NEET-PG 2025 exam in two shifts. Concerns over fairness arise due to potential variations in exam difficulty. The plea was filed by Aditi and others, emphasizing a single shift for equitable competition.

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on a plea challenging the National Board of Examination's decision to conduct the NEET-PG 2025 exam in two shifts. The hearing date follows repeated requests from a lawyer representing the challengers, who argue that this format could lead to unfairness due to differing difficulty levels across shifts.

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses, slated for June 15, will occur on a computer-based platform, with results expected by July 15. Concerns were raised by the plea, which seeks the examination's conduct in a single shift to ensure a 'just, fair, reasonable, and equitable' competitive ground for all candidates.

The bench, led by Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, is also considering a slew of directions recently issued by the top court to prevent seat-blocking in NEET-PG counselling, including the publication of raw scores and normalization methods. The plea was filed by an individual named Aditi, among others, aiming to safeguard equity in the examination process.