SC nod for TN NEET counselling

New Delhi Aug 23: An order was passed yesterday.
The Supreme Court yesterday has asked the Tamil Nadu government to complete the counseling for admissions for MBBS and BDS seats in the state based on the NEET merit list by September 4.

The court has directed the state government to initiate the admission process.The above decision was taken by the court after the Union Government told the apex court that it was not in favor of the recent ordinance passed by Tamil Nadu to exempt it from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for this year.

The above judgment was passed during a plea filed by students seeking a direction to the state government to conduct counseling for the medical seats solely on the basis of the merit list prepared on the basis of NEET marks.

Earlier The apex court had put on hold the counseling in the state till AUG 22. Currently NEET is a nationwide entrance test conducted for students to pursue UG and PG courses in medical colleges in India.