'Have Allowed NEET-JEE; Can't Stop Exams In One State' : SC Dismisses Plea To Postpone Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET)

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of the Commone Entrance Test in Maharahstra (MH-CET) amid COVID-19 pandemic.

"We have allowed conducting of NEET & JEE, how can we now stop exams in one state?", said a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subash Reddy.

On August 22, Supreme Court had dismissed a plea seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET and Joint Entrance Examination JEE Main, scheduled to be held in the month of September 2020.

MHT CET exam is conducted every year for admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate professional courses.

Last month, the Karnataka HC had dismissed a plea to postpone Karnataka Common Entrance Test in the state, following which it was held on July 30, T31 and August