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JEE, NEET to go ahead, SC dismisses plea to postpone exams

The Supreme Court had on August 17 rejected a similar request by 11 students from 11 states

TMC Chhatra Parishad activists during a protest in Kolkata against the central government for conducting NEET and JEE exams amid the coronavirus pandemic (Photo: PTI)

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There is no merit in the petition, Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari said after considering it in their chambers

Press Trust of India New Delhi

1 min read Last Updated : Sep 04 2020 | 11:35 PM IST

The Supreme Court today rejected for the second time a request to postpone the engineering and medical exams JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) and NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) on account of the coronavirus crisis. This time, six opposition-ruled states had asked the court to review its earlier order and put off the exams for the safety of lakhs of students.

There is no merit in the petition, Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari said after considering it in their chambers. "We have carefully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers. We find no merit in the

Topics : JEE- NEET NEET exams Supreme Court

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