AIIMS INICET 2021: SC Orders Postponement Of Exams For PG Students Atleast For A Month, Check Details

AIIMS INICET 2021 Exam Date: The institute had scheduled to conduct the INI CET 2021 examination on June 16, 2021, which is now deferred. 

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AIIMS INICET 2021 Exam Date: The Supreme Court of India on Friday directed the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to postpone the AIIMS Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) 2021 for one month. The decision has been taken after hearing the two petitions, one filled by twenty-three MBBS doctors from various states across India, and another filled by Indian Medical Association, Medical Student Network along with 35 doctors serving in Covid duties who sought SC direction regarding the postponement of the AIIMS INI CET 2021 examination in view of the covid-19 pandemic. 

The institute had scheduled to conduct the INI CET 2021 examination on June 16, 2021, which is now deferred. 

A division Bench of Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice MR Shah was hearing the petition seeking the postponement of the AIIMS INI CET 2021 examination. "Considering that the candidates have been rendering Covid duties far away from Centres chosen and inadequate time for preparation, we are of the view that fixation of the date on June 16th is arbitrary. We direct AIIMS to postpone the exam by at least one month. Needless to mention that authorities of AIIMS would give an appropriate date from one month from 16th June", the bench directed.

The institute conducts the INI CET examination for admissions into the PG courses such as Masters of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgie (MCh) offered by eight AIIMS all across India, and NIMHANS Bengaluru, JIPMER Puducherry, and PGI Chandigarh.