NEET PG 2021: NBE allows two pregnant candidates to change exam centre
Anu Parthiban | September 2, 2021 | 04:53 PM IST | 1 min read
The National Board of Examination (NBE) has allowed two pregnant candidates to change the NEET PG exam centre 2021.
Get complete details on the NEET PG 2026 syllabus, including subject-wise topics, weightage, and important areas to focus on for effective exam preparation.
Download nowNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the National Board of Examination (NBE) has granted the request made by two pregnant candidates for a change of exam centre for NEET-PG 2021, Live Law reported.
The apex court on Tuesday heard a plea filed by doctors on absence of option to change the NEET PG exam centre. The court had asked to list the matter first item on board on Thursday (today).
Issue notice only with respect to petitioners 1 and 2 who are in their seventh and eighth month of pregnancy respectively, the court said on Monday.
Responding to this, Senior Advocate Kavin Gulati today informed the court that the NBE has granted permission for both the petitioners to change the NEET PG 2021 exam centre.
A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath disposed of the writ petition as the request of the petitioners have been met.
The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the National Board of Examination has granted the request made by two pregnant candidates for change of exam centre for NEET-PG 2021.
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) September 2, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/i3m8fCYSSo #SupremeCourt #NEETPG2021 pic.twitter.com/GNLdgQC43J
The doctors in their plea have sought directions to the NBE to allow candidates to change the centre in view of the subsequent events from the date when the exam was last scheduled April 18, 2021, according to the report. It also requested the authorities to allow centre change on the basis on current location.
Meanwhile, several NEET PG candidates, who were earlier allotted exam centres outside the state, have also been requesting NBE for changing the test centre.
The NBE is expected to soon release the NEET PG 2021 admit card at nbe.edu.in. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate will be held on September 11, 2021.
Write to us at news@careers360.com.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]IIM Kozhikode announces 50 MBA seats for international candidates
Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Kozhikode here has announced 50 supernumerary seats for international students in three leading full time MBA programmes at one of the foremost B-Schools in the country.
Press Trust of India | 1 min readFeatured News
]- Delhi HC halts recruitment at DU’s St. Stephen’s College after ad hoc teachers allege irregularities
- IIT Kharagpur tackling mental health crisis with ‘mothers’, mentors and an app: First student wellbeing dean
- NEET was far from fair even before paper-leak controversies
- Same Exam, Old Nightmare: NEET 2026 cancelled, paper-leak probe, NTA reform, re-neet – the story so far
- IIT Jodhpur’s Hindi BTech is breaking the English-only mould, model for others to follow: Director
- ‘Part of culture’? IIT Ropar PhD scholars say fear keeps harassment cases buried, rarely reach ICC
- Number of student suicides rises 80% in 10 years, 8.5% of total: NCRB report
- ANRF PAIR Programme gives Rs 100 crore to just 7 hub-spoke networks, rest get Rs 2 crore grants
- Pharmacy Council of India revamps B Pharma syllabus with AI, hospital training; rollout from 2026-27 session
- Education ministry’s school management committee guidelines 2026 mandate 2 sub panels, 2-year term for member