NEET will apply to minority and private institutions too, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, or NEET, will also apply to private unaided minority professional institutes providing medical courses, Bar and Bench reported.

The top court delivered its verdict on a bunch of petitions claiming that single entrance exam NEET took away the rights of the religious and linguistic minority institutions to admit students from the minority communities on their own terms.

Christian Medical College, Vellore, was the primary petitioner in the case. The institute, which used to hold its own entrance exam, had challenged NEET on the grounds that the exam violated its minority rights under Article 30. The institute had argued that its selection procedure was tailored to select candidates who would be willing to work in rural areas.