SC allows students over 25 years to appear for NEET

November 29, 2018 16:48

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order stating that students aged 25 years or above can appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in 2019.

The apex court also directed the National Testing Agency to extend the November 30 deadline for submitting NEET forms by one week for prospective candidates.

However, the top court bench, headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, stated that admission to the courses will be based on the final verdict of the top court, which is currently hearing petitions challenging the upper age limit for taking the test fixed at 25 years for general category students.

This decision from the top court came after a petition was dismissed by the Delhi high court challenging the decision to fix the upper age limit 25 years and 30 years for general and reserved categories, respectively, for undergraduate medical courses such as MBBS and BDS.

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