Sources in the government said today that the Ordinance could be brought to "postpone the effect of the Supreme Court judgement by 12 months".
Though no final decision has been taken yet, one view within the government is to bring the Ordinance to delay the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict that disallowed states to conduct their own entrance exams and ordered that only the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) be the basis for admissions.
So far, the issue has not been listed for discussions at the meeting of the Union Cabinet slated for tomorrow morning.
Major political parties and several states have favoured deferring implementation of the apex court verdict by one year.
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The Centre had yesterday kicked off consultations on the issue, asserting the matter was essentially in "executive domain".
Several state governments wanted their exams to be the basis for admission for their 85 per cent quota seats for this year too.
The all party meeting and the consultations with state health ministers came amid reports that Centre may bring an ordinance to bypass the apex court's ruling making NEET mandatory from this year.
The Health Minister has said that the future course of action will be formulated "soon" as the Centre was committed to bringing in transparency in medical education system and remove alleged malpractices.
The Supreme Court had ruled that starting this academic session, students would have to appear in NEET to seek admission to medical or dental colleges in the country.
The states flagged various issues in the health ministers conference yesterday including problems related to language and syllabus.