SC to hear Maha’s medical CET exemption plea on Friday

Maharashtra’s move comes in the wake of Andhra Pradesh Government’s similar plea for exemption from the maiden all India test on the ground that the students would find it difficult to undertake the exam due to differences in syllabus and language barrier.

As per the new national level common entrance test the students must take the exam either in English or Hindi and do not have the advantage of any vernacular language as is the case with the State level common entrance test.

In a fresh application moved before the apex court,Maharashtra contended that the course prescribed by MCI and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is dissimilar to the syllabus taught in the State to Class 11th & 12th students.

“As such the new syllabus for common entrance test would be difficult for them to cope up in such short period of time gravely prejudicing their rights for being selected in any good medical college.

“That everyone knows the amount of stress for performing well in competitive exams,is enormous on students.

Therefore,any such sudden changes will be demoralising for the students and can cause severe depression and anxiety problems with unfortunate consequences,” the State said.