NEET UG: 2024 Supreme Court rejects petition against signature campaign demanding cancellation of Exam

NEET UG: 2024 Supreme Court rejects petition against signature campaign demanding cancellation of Exam

NEET UG 2024: In October last year, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had launched a campaign to obtain 50 lakh signatures in 50 days seeking to abolish the NEET 


The Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking direction to the state not to allow such activity in schools there.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition against the DMK's signature campaign in Tamil Nadu demanding scrapping of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges across the country.


  The top court was hearing a petition seeking direction to the state not to allow such activity in schools there.


A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Vishwanathan said that competitive examinations should be conducted on an all India basis.


When the petitioner told the bench that children are troubled though they ultimately have to face exams, Justice Kant said, “Fortunately, we now have a very informed generation. Our children are not that innocent and now they understand everything.” Justice Surya Kant said, “They are far ahead of our generation… They understand everything, what is the motive, what is the agenda, how it happens.”


However, the bench refused to entertain the petition. In October last year, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu had launched a campaign to collect 50 lakh signatures in 50 days demanding scrapping of NEET.