NEET BDS 2021: Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea To Reduce Percentile For Qualification
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Center's response in a petition preferred by BDS aspirants challenging the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's notice dated May 7 of refusing to lower the percentile for qualification of NEET BDS Course for the academic session 2021-2022. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant while issuing notice in the plea asked the Center to file a counter affidavit specifying: Total eligible candidates after deducting the admission granted for MBBS Courses Total number of vacant seats in All India Quota and State Quota The number of seats which are remaining in government colleges on one hand & private/deemed colleges on the other hand. When the matter was called for hearing, ASG Bhati while submitting a note which dealt with figures pertaining to the total number of seats in the academic year 2019-20, 2020-21, the reduction of percentile said, "After the note has been prepared, results have been declared and all the 111 seats in government colleges have been allotted." The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued the direction considering the fact that last date for BDS admissions have been extended to May 15 and that the Executive Committee of the Dental Council of India, in its meeting held on April 6, recommended the Center to reduce the qualifying percentile.