NEET SS 2024: SC Rejects Plea Against NMC Decision to Postpone Super Specialty Exam
NEET SS 2024 postponement decision by NMC has been affirmed by the Apex Court owing to no harm due to the deferment of the super speciality exam to next year.
The Supreme Court has decided not to intervene with the National Medical Commission's (NMC) decision not to conduct the NEET SS exam in 2024. The Apex Court affirmed NMC's decision to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Speciality.
A bench including Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has found that at least 40% of the candidates who appear for NEET SS are from the most recent graduating batch. Besides, SC observed that the students who have appeared in the previous NEET SS exam would not be harmed in any way in case the examination is postponed to the academic session 2025.
However, conducting the NEET SS exam in academic session 2024 would harm 2021 post-graduate batch students as their course will be completed by January 2025; denying an opportunity for them to appear for the examination.
The SC bench held that the NMC’s decision is “fairly equitable” and cannot be considered “arbitrary, as reported by Hindustan Times.
The Supreme Court has simultaneously accepted the petitioner's request for the NEET SS schedule by NMC. The bench ordered the schedule to be announced within 30 days considering the number of students completing the PG course in January 2025 and ordered the exam to be held within the first three months of January 2025.
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The NEET SS 2025 exam will be conducted in a window of two days and two slots each day. The total duration of the exam is 150 minutes or 2 hours and 30 minutes. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will conduct the NEET SS 2025 exam on November 7 and November 8, 2025. The following table brings the NEET SS exam day schedule and timing, based on last year.
Events |
Timings |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Morning Shift |
Evening shift |
Reporting time for candidates |
07: 00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Last entry for the examination |
8: 30 AM |
01:30 PM |
The candidate gets access to log in window |
8:45 AM |
081:45 PM |
Candidate allowed to log in |
8:50 AM |
01:50 PM |
Exam Starts |
09:00 AM |
02:00 PM |
Exam concludes |
11:30 AM |
04: 30 PM |
No. Candidates can't carry stationary items such as pen, writing pad etc. They can carry only admit card and valid photo identity proof at exam centre. List of items which are debarred at NEET SS exam centre include:
- Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), Pen Drives, Eraser, etc.
- Any electronic device like mobile phone, Bbluetooth, earphones etc.
- All ornaments like bracelets, rind, earrings, Nose-pin
- Other items like wallet, Goggles, Water Bottle etc.
- Any eatable item opened or packed, soft drinks, water bottle etc.
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The NEET SS 2025 exam dates are November 7 and November 8, 2025. The exam will be conducted in two shift on both days, from 9 AM to 11.30 AM and 2 PM to 4.30 PM. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced the dates on August 4, 2025.