Bengaluru: Ending the suspense on the ordinance passed by the Union government postponing the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for medical and dental seats in state government- run colleges to next year, President Pranab Mukherjee gave it his consent on Tuesday.
The ordinance partially overturns a Supreme Court order making NEET mandatory for all medical and dental admissions from this year as it now applies only to students seeking admission to private colleges.
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), which has now received the green signal to allot medical and dental seats through CET ranking, is all set to announce the results of the test on May 28 and begin online seat allotment immediately. "This is a big boost for the students who appeared for CET despite the uncertainty over NEET,” said a KEA officer.
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While students looking for medical/ dental seats in government colleges, and for government quota seats in private colleges and deemed universities don’t need to appear for NEET phase 2 scheduled for July 24, nothing has changed for those applying for seats in private medical or dental colleges and deemed universities.
They must appear for NEET on July 24 and will be allotted seats by private colleges based on its merit list. But the relief for state board students is temporary as the life of the ordinance is just a year. From the next academic year, all students irrespective of their boards must appear for NEET to get a medical or dental seat.
