The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was in consultation with state governments to resolve the differences for holding a single eligibility-cum-entrance examination for MBBS and post-graduate medical courses in the country. The submission in this regard was made by Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium before a Bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik which granted him time to inform it about the outcome of deliberations. "The Centre is examining the entire issue and trying to resolve it with state governments and the consultation is going on," he said adding things will sorted out. The Centre came out with the notification in December last for holding the combined entrance test for MBBS and PG courses. The apex court had on December 13 had allowed the Medical Council of India to go ahead with the single eligibility-cum-entrance examination for MBBS and PG courses. "We make it clear that the pendency of the application shall not come in the way of MCI notifying any regulations framed by it,in accordance with law,nor come in the way of anyone challenging the validity of such regulations,if and when brought into effect in accordance with law," the bench had said. Though the court,in an interim order,had allowed the MCI to go ahead with the CET,it had decided to hear the various stakeholders as state governments,private medical colleges and those run by the minorities may have some objections. The Bench during the earlier hearing had said there are certain minority institutions like Christian Medical College which conducts its entrance by itself. The bench had favoured a cautious approach to the issue saying the students are a "volatile" community.
