NEET aspirant falls off ninth floor of building, dies in Lucknow
A 22-year-old woman died after reportedly falling off the ninth floor of a high-rise apartment complex at Lucknow's Sushant Golf City area.
The Supreme Court on Friday relaxed the age limit and allowed candidates above 25 years of age to appear in the NEET examinations 2017.
A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also extended the last date of filling the forms till April 5. It said the age limit can be fixed from the next academic year. The CBSE had fixed the age limit as 25 years for the candidates.
The order was passed by the bench of Justices Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar which directed that the age limit for NEET examination would be inapplicable this year.
It said the age limit can be fixed from the next academic year.
The bench was hearing a plea challenging the age limit fixed by the CBSE for candidates appearing for NEET 2017 examination. Senior advocates Amarendra Sharan and Indu Malhotra, who appeared for individual applicants in the matter, noted that the age limit prohibited aspirants who after graduation were desirous of pursuing the course.
Apart from rejecting the aforesaid submissions, the bench also directed that the online notification clarifying the age limit and the extension of date should be put up on the official website by this evening.
The NEET exam is due to be conducted on May 7.
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