GATE 2022: Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Postpone Exam Due To Covid-19 Concerns

GATE 2022: A plea seeking postponement of the exam Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 has been filed by a group of students.

Students at exam centre (File photo AFP)

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the country, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022, (GATE 2022) scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 12, and 13.

The petition by 11 candidates pointed out that exams conducted by the different government bodies were postponed in recent times due to the Covid pandemic.

While objecting to the notification for the exam, which it claimed, has instructions that violate Articles 14 and 21, the plea states that holding exams amid ongoing 3rd wave in the country, would violate the right to life and personal liberty of the candidates.

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The petition which was filed through advocate Pallav Mongia, also argued that it is extremely risky for candidates to appear for the exam in physical mode when no proper medical guidelines or procedures are in place at the exam center.

For a long time on social media, Students have been urging the government to postpone the postgraduate admission test, GATE. However, no attention was paid to students' requests at that time.

Finally, a bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna, and Justice Hima Kohli will hear the plea tomorrow as the exam is scheduled to be conducted on February 5, 6 in offline mode. 

GATE 2022: Exam schedule

GATE 2022 exam will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on February 5, 6, 12, and 13. The exam will be conducted in two shifts, from 9:00 am to 12 noon and from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The GATE 2022 result is expected to be declared on March 17, 2022. 

The GATE admits card 2022 was released on January 15, 2022.