NEET mandatory in all institutions including private minority colleges: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that there is no violation of fundamental rights in making the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) mandatory for all colleges including private unaided minority colleges.

The three-judge bench was overseeing a petition filed by unaided private minority colleges against the amendment made in the Indian Medical Council Act of 1956 as well as the Dentist Act and Regulations.

The amendment made NEET mandatory for undergraduate courses such as MBBS and BDS admissions as well as postgraduate courses of MD and MDS.

The petitioners, including the primary petitioner Christian Medical College, Vellore, had argued that the amendment violated the fundamental rights of an unaided minority institution to “establish and administer educational institutions of their choice”.

The Supreme Court in the judgement said: “We hold that there is no violation of the rights of the unaided/aided minority to administer institutions under Articles 19(1) (g) and 30 read with Articles 25, 26 and 29(1) of the Constitution of India by prescribing the uniform examination of NEET for admissions in the graduate and postgraduate professional courses of medical as well as dental science.”

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