New Delhi: Today, the Supreme Court will clear the indecision hanging over the fate of medical entrance examinations conducted by states on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Friday had said that,  “it would pass an order on May 9.”

AR Dave, Shiva Kirti Singh and A K Goel, the bench of justice said, “clouds of uncertainty hanging over the fate of entrance examinations conducted by states after implementation of NEET will be cleared on May 9 when it would pass an order to put to rest all confusion.”

The Supreme Court on Friday had ruled that, “ those students who had appeared for NEET-I held on May 1 would not be allowed in phase II of the test to be held on July 24.”

The Court said, “the issue with regard to those students who had appeared or who are due to appear in examinations conducted by the States in accordance with their State laws, shall be decided after hearing Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar.”

The Solicitor General will today appraise the court about the stand of the Centre. 

National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) was revitalized by Supreme Court in April, the state governments and private colleges have been to persuade the court to allow them to hold tests at least for the current academic year.

The court's order has also created muddle in the minds of lakhs of medical candidates. Medical candidates are jumbled whether the examination they had appeared or about to appear would be valid or not. However, states are conducting the examinations with hearing in the Supreme Court going on.

MCI, which had reinforced NEET and had opposite plea of state governments, softened its stand and told the bench they should be allowed to hold the tests this year.

As per the NEET schedule, the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) scheduled for May 1 was preserved as the first round of the NEET.

It is good for those who have not applied for AIPMT,will be given an opportunity in round second on July 24 and the result will ne declared on August 17.