Calls For Fresh Exam In 4 Wks, 6.3L Students Hit The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled this year's All India Pre-Medical and PreDental Entrance Test (AIPMT), following cases of cheating by tech-savvy students who used electronic devices smuggled into exam centres across the coun try to get the answers. The court directed CBSE to hold the test afresh within four weeks. AIPMT is the gateway for admission to 15% of seats in all central government medical colleges and participating state medical colleges.
Over 6.3 lakh students had taken the examination on May 3, competing for 3,000-odd MBBS and BDS seats in top medical colleges. This is the biggest-ever scrapping of an examination on the ground of cheating .The court made it very clear that it was taking the extreme step to ensure that faith in the examination remains intact and merit is not undermined. If such an examination is saved,…
