The dream of admission in MBBS and the changing rules in between, what will happen to the students now after the rebuke of the Supreme Court?

News India Live, Digital Desk: The past few times have been quite stressful for students and their parents who dream of becoming doctors. On top of that, if the government starts tinkering with the rules during counselling, then the uneasiness increases further. Something similar happened in Punjab, where the Supreme Court has taken a very strict stance on a decision of the Punjab Government regarding MBBS seats.

The Supreme Court has made it clear that in any case The rules or criteria cannot be changed in the middle of the NEET UG admission process.

What was the whole matter?
Actually, the controversy started with the order of Punjab Government in which they tried to change the eligibility criteria after the process of counseling and admission started. Expressing deep displeasure over this, the court said that it amounts to “playing with the future of students”. The bench of judges said a very simple but important thing – “You can’t change the rules of the game once it starts.”

What effect would this have on the students?
Imagine, a student who worked hard throughout the year decided his priorities keeping in mind the old rules. But suddenly the government says that now these seats will not be given to this category but to it. Due to this there is a fear of spoiling the entire merit list. The Supreme Court explained that such “mid-way” interference is not only administratively wrong, but it is also unfair to the students who followed the rules.

Those true words of the court
The court made it clear that whether it is a matter of NRI quota or local seats, the conditions which were decided at the time of issuing the prospectus, will remain the same till the end. In a way, the court has also advised the Punjab government to make the processes more transparent so that the rights of merit candidates are not violated.

Big relief for students
After this decision of the Supreme Court, thousands of candidates who were in fear of losing their seats due to these new changes have heaved a sigh of relief. This decision has become an example for the states across the country as to how important it is to run the counseling process with complete transparency.