Supreme court order on neet: Pune students anxious, to face MHT-CET on May 5

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“There are over four lakh students who have registered for admission to medical and professional courses. Out of these 1.5 lakh students opt for medical and dental courses. Following the SC order, we will now file a review petition in the SC to allow admissions to medical courses via the MHT-CET,” Dr Pravin Shingare, DMER, told The Indian Express.

The All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), which will be held on Sunday (May 1), will be considered as the first phase of the NEET while the second phase will be held on July 24. This will allow students who have not applied for AIPMT to apply for the NEET-second phase exam. The final result of the two phases of NEET will then be declared by August 17, as per the SC order.

In Pune, 44,306 students are set to appear for MHT-CET. In Maharashtra, there are 15 government medical colleges and another 36 private medical colleges which are linked to the MHT-CET. There are eight deemed universities, including three in Pune, which conducts their own entrance exam for medical courses. Pune district liaison officer for MHT-CET, Dr Nandkishore Kukade, said that in Pune district a total of 44,306 students have registered for the MHT-CET. While 18,876 students have opted for subjects like math, thus registering their preference for engineering courses, at least 13,600 have opted for biology – thereby keeping both options open for admission to engineering or medicine. A total of 11,779 have opted for biology thus, showing their inclination for courses in medicine, Kukade said.

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