No Extension Of Internship Cut Off For NEET PG; Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea

The SC bench said that it cannot extend the internship cut-off.

NEET PG Internship Cut Off: The plea seeking an extension of the internship cut-off for candidates appearing in the NEET PG test scheduled for June 23 this year has been refused to be entertained by the Supreme Court on Monday.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, after hearing the submissions for some time, said that it cannot extend the internship cut-off.

“I mean people are bound to fall on the side of a particular line when there is a cut-off,” said CJI Chandrachud.

The bench, however, permitted petitioner Riddhesh, a resident of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, to pursue the competent authorities to whom representations were made earlier in this regard.

Rejecting the plea, the SC bench said the issues strictly fell within the policy domain.

The present cut-off date for internship for appearing in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) PG is August 15.

(With PTI inputs)