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Supreme Court annoyed at lack of response on exam result deadline

Legal Correspondent

Admission to professional courses

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is annoyed at the lack of response from most States on its January direction that 10+2 examination results be declared by June 10 every year so as to allow students enough time to compete in the entrance tests for admission to professional courses.

The court formulated a 15-point guideline for admissions to medicine and other professional courses and sought the response of the Centre and the States.

It directed the Central Board of Secondary Education and the State Education Boards to issue mark sheets to students by June 15.

All admissions to medical/dental courses should be completed by October 31.

Reply only from 4 States

When a petition filed by Mridhul Dhar was taken up on Thursday, a Bench consisting of Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Justice Tarun Chatterjee was informed that besides the Centre, only Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Goa and Madhya Pradesh had filed their response.

One more opportunity

The Bench, expressing dismay at the lack of response, said one more opportunity would be given to those States which had not responded to the suggestions, which included conducting counselling for admission to all-India quota seats in medical/dental courses through videoconferencing to obviate the need for candidates from far-flung areas to come to Delhi, and increasing the percentage of seats for the all-India quota from 15 to 25.

The judges also asked the Centre and the States whether the all-India quota in government colleges should include the number of seats of those institutions which were granted affiliation/recognition after the completion of counselling.

Coordination panel

The Bench proposed the setting up of a high-power committee to coordinate the conduct of the common entrance test and counselling.

The Directorate-General of Health Services had filed its response to the suggestions made by the court.

However, the Centre's response was not communicated to the States and the Medical Council of India to enable them to put forth their rejoinders.

The judges posted the matter to May 13.

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