Delhi HC refuses to hear plea to conduct NEET (UG) twice a year

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to hear a plea for conducting National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) exam twice a year akin to Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for engineering courses noting it fell under the realm of “policy decision by the government”.

A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the decision to conduct examinations, twice a year or not, was in the administrative domain in which courts could not intervene.

“It is for the authorities to consider the prayer. That’s a policy decision by the government,” it said.

The court disposed of the petition while granting liberty to the petitioner, a teacher in a coaching centre, to approach the authorities concerned with a representation.

The petitioner said the JEE (Mains) examination was conducted in multiple shifts and several chances were given to students to reduce psychological pressure and motivate them to improve their grades.

However, those appearing in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) (UG) were given just a single chance. They should also get more than once chance, added the plea.