Supreme court allows above 25 years for NEET 2019

New Delhi, Nov29: For the students who are of 25 years of age can appear for the NEET 2019 Exam. Supreme Court has allowed medical aspiring candidates above the age of 25 years to appear in the NEET UG 2019 exam.

From 2019 onwards several entrance exams have been handed over to National Testing Agency (NTA) which was constituted for the sole purpose of conducting entrance and competitive exams and relieve other bodies such as CBSE of these duties.

However, for the NEET this year, the apex court has also specified that their candidature will be subject to the final outcome of the case on the validity of CBSE's decision to fix upper age limit.

NTA began the application process for NEET UG 2019 exam on November 1, 2018.

Meanwhile, the candidature of Open School students is also subject to the outcome of the Special Leave Petitions/Appeals filed by the Medical Council of India.