: NEET counselling will not begin till SC decides on validity of OBC, EWS quota, says Centre #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Monday said that it will not start this year’s counselling process for the National

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NEET counselling will not begin till SC decides on validity of OBC, EWS quota, says Centre #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Monday said that it will not start this year’s counselling process for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET, till the Supreme Court decides on the validity of the government’s decision to introduce reservations for the Other Backward Classes and the Economically Weaker Sections in the all-India quota for medical courses, reported Live Law.A plea challenging the validity of 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% for the EWS category in the all-India quota seats in post-graduate medical courses is pending before the Supreme Court.During Monday’s hearing, Advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for the NEET aspirants who have filed the petition, said the counselling is set to begin from Monday as communicated by the Director General of Health Services.He said that the counselling process might be over before the Supreme Court takes a decision. Justice DY Chandrachud said “students will be in a serious problem� if this happens.After this, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj assured the court that the counselling will not commence till the matter is resolved.Nataraj also clarified that the notification issued by the Director General of Health Services was meant just for verification purposes.“We will take your word for it then, so long as the students are not counselled,� Justice Chandrachud observed.

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