SC refuses to extend deadline for Medical admissions
Monday, October 27 2003 16:16 Hrs (IST)
New Delhi: In an order having major bearing on Medical and Dental colleges across India, the Supreme
Court on October 27 rejected repeated pleas of the Union government to extend the September 30
deadline for fresh admissions to MBBS and BDS courses.
This would mean that those colleges which have not filled the seats available in the MBBS or BDS
courses for the academic year 2003-04 by September 30, would not be allowed to take in more students
than those already admitted.
A Bench comprising Justice Ruma Pal and Justice P V Reddi said that the deadline of September 30 was
fixed by the apex court last year so as to give adequate number of working days to the students to
prepare for their studies.
The deadline given in the case pertaining to Medical Council of India vs Madhu Singh so as to maintain
the excellence in the Medical and Dental courses which was vital to the health services of the country.
PTI
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