Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said the NEET-UG re-exam on June 21 will delay engineering and pharmacy admissions and disrupt the academic calendar in the state. Admissions linked to NEET scores cannot proceed until results are declared. Patil also announced stricter college fee regulations and expanded support for female students.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has said the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled next month will delay admissions and academic session of engineering and pharmacy colleges in the state.
The Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell had planned to complete admissions by June-end, but the re-examination is scheduled for June 21, which "will further push the admission schedule," Patil told reporters on Wednesday.
Admissions to nine engineering branches and 15 per cent pharmacy seats reserved under the all-India quota rely on National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scores, and the process cannot proceed until the re-examination is held and results are out, he noted.
Engineering admissions cannot begin earlier because several students who do not perform well in NEET later opt for engineering courses, Patil said.
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