Open Schools Recognised By CBSE & State Education Boards Shall Be Recognised By NMC For NEET Exam: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court noted that the open schools recognised by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and State Education Boards (SEBs) shall be recognised by the National Medical Council (NMC) for NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) Examination.

The Court was dealing with a Civil Appeal filed by the Medical Council of India against the decision of the Delhi High Court by which it struck down proviso to Regulation 4(2)(a) of the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 as unconstitutional.

The two-Judge Bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar observed, “In view of the above referred letter and Public Notice, it is clear that open schools recognized by CBSE and State Education Boards shall be recognized by the National Medical Council for the purpose of taking the NEET Examination.”

AOR Gaurav Sharma represented the Appellant while AOR Avijit Mani Tripathi represented the Respondents.

By proviso to Regulation 4(2)(a) of the Regulations 1997, candidates who passed 10+2 from the open schools were not eligible to appear for NEET Examination. The counsel for the Respondents showed the Court a letter addressed by Under Graduate Medical Education Board of NMC. Subsequently, a Public Notice was also issued by the said Board of NMC in November 2023.

Accordingly, the Apex Court disposed of the Civil Appeal.

Cause Title- Medical Council of India v. Anshul Aggarwal & Ors.

Appearance:

Appellant: AOR Gaurav Sharma, Advocates Prateek Bhatia, Dhawal Mohan, Paranjay Tripathi, Rajesh Raj, and Ankita Dogra.

Respondents: AORs Avijit Mani Tripathi, S. Rajappa, Preeti Sehrawat, Neelam Sharma, Md. Ali, Vikas Mehta, Zoheb Hossain, Advocates Himanshu Sehrawat, R Gowrishankar, Pankhuri Shrivastava, Rajeev Sharma, and Aryaman Sharma.

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