JEE Main and NEET 2020 PILs Dismissed by Supreme Court; Check live updates

JEE Main 2020 Admit Card Released at @jeemain.nta.nic.in

NTA has released the admit card of JEE Main 2020 April exam. Candidates should have their application number and date of birth to jeemain.nic.in admit card 2020 download. 

NTA will be releasing the admit card of JEE Main 2020 soon. Since the entrance examination is not going to be postponed, the admit card is expected to be released anytime soon. While reports mentioned that the admit card would be available on August 15, the admit card release was delayed. 

With the dismissal of the plea for JEE Main and NEET postponement, students have taken over Twitter to express their thoughts regarding the matter. 

All the meticulous preparations didn't work.
I was afraid this would happen.
I hoped atleast a detailed hearing would take place,but,I predicted it to be 10-15minutes.
It only took 9..
No Consideration Of Forms & Anything !!

Some of us discussed this a while back.
????

— Altamash Gauhar (@AltamashGauhar) August 17, 2020

All the meticulous preparations didn't work.
I was afraid this would happen.
I hoped atleast a detailed hearing would take place,but,I predicted it to be 10-15minutes.
It only took 9..
No Consideration Of Forms & Anything !!

Some of us discussed this a while back.
????

— Altamash Gauhar (@AltamashGauhar) August 17, 2020

Totally wrong decision

— Sakshi Singh (@SakshiS09885012) August 17, 2020

On the other hand, some students are showing support for the decision made by the apex court.

im an aspirant and im pretty much okay with this decision. worse would have been if we had to skip an entire year of our life due to corona. at least now we may move forward, get admission and start the classes at least.

— Aditya Mishra (@siighduuck) August 17, 2020

ok chill up guys, ajj nhi to kal exam dena hi tha... lets move forward and show them ki hum bhi kisi se kam nhi... now we all should focus on our preparation
good luck

— shivendra gautam (@aatmanirbhar_sg) August 17, 2020

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea for postponement of JEE Main and NEET. Stating that they cannot put the careers of the students in jeopardy, the court has said JEE Main and NEET will not be postponed.  

Order: Career of students cannot be put under jeopardy for long.

Court dismisses the plea.@DG_NTA #SCpostponeJEE_NEET @advocate_alakh @anubha1812 pic.twitter.com/slHwcZl8wo

— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) August 17, 2020

Justice Mishra observed during the hearing that everything cannot be shut down and students cannot waste an entire year. However Srivastava petitioned for postponement till the situation of the pandemic gets better.  NTA representative, SG Tushar Mehta confirmed to the court that all of the safety precautions will be taken during the exam.

Currently, number 13 is on the list and the JEE Main and NEET hearing will commence as soon as this is over.

With the upcoming SC hearing on JEE Main and NEET, students and parents have been showing their support for the JEE Main and NEET exam postponement.  Various hashtags such as #SCpostponeJEE_NEET #postponeNEETandJEE and more has been trending on Twitter.

Respected madam @anubha1812 and sir @advocate_alakh from million of students, well wishes are with you.
Our last and final hopes are you & justice of #SC
Respected SC hear the voice of millions of students and will take the decision in favour of students#SCpostponeJEE_NEET

— Bhavik Sarswat (@BhavikSarswat) August 17, 2020

#SurakshaBeforePariksha
The Pandemic situation itself demands that #postponeNEETandJEE #StudentsLivesMatters
Exams can be conducted at a later date when either the Vaccine/medicine is available!@HRDMinistry @ParentsGurgaon @WeUnitedParents

— Pradeep Rawat?? (@thepradeeprawat) August 17, 2020

However, another set of students and parents are hoping for the exams to be conducted on the scheduled dates and are also voicing out their opinions on the social media.

Evryone is preparing from almost past 2 or 3 years...
Waiting for two or three months will not render ur jobs..nd yes we r cry babies crying for our lives nd lives of many other people out there.#postponejeeneetsept #postponejeeneetsept #NTAPOSTPONEJEE_NEET

— Dishya (@Dishya12) August 16, 2020

Sir, I think without wasting much more time, it is better to conduct NEET 2020 on the said date, if u will further postpone it, it will not be fruitfull as this pandemic is not going to end in a month, with which we are struggling from almost 7 months.

— Dr. Ishtiyaq (@DrIshtiyaq8) August 17, 2020

The Supreme Court hearing regarding JEE Main and NEET has been listed at number 14 (Court No.3). The hearing is expected to start after an hour or two. A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari will be hearing the pleas today regarding the JEE Main and NEET examination. 

Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava and Anubha Shrivastava Sahai have petitioned the Supreme Court to conduct JEE Main and NEET 2020 only after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. They have also appealed to the court to increase the number of exam centres for JEE Main and NEET so that atleast one centre is present in each district of the state. 

The petitioners also urge the Court to increase the number of NEET and JEE examination centres across the country and provide at least one centre in one district of each state.#SupremeCourtOfIndia #StudentsInSCForJustice

— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) August 17, 2020

In response to the pleas against the conduction of JEE Main and NEET examination, Gujarat parents’ group filed a counter PIL on August 9, 2020. According to the PIL, the constant postponement has been increasing the stress levels of the students and making their future very uncertain which is traumatizing them. To strengthen the plea for non-postponement, another group of parents appealed to the SC to ensure that the examinations are held on their scheduled dates in September.

On August 14, The India Wide Parents Association approached the Supreme Court asking for the postponement of JEE Main and NEET 2020. Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, president of the association confirmed that a letter was sent to the Ministry of Education, NTA and Home Ministry along with responses received on behalf of 8400 students regarding JEE Main and NEET exams.

11 students from 11 different states had also earlier filed a PIL against the conduction of the examinations citing safety concerns due to COVID-19.