The rules were amended in the year 2015 and the requirement of 6 years of schooling was introduced between 7 th to 12th standard in the State of Assam.
Thus, after having taken a companyscious decision to exercise their choice to study class XI and XII, in schools outside the State of Assam, they cannot stake the claim that they should be companysidered eligible for admission in the MBBS companyrse in Government companyleges in the State of Assam as against State quota seats.
Having regard to the level of backwardness, inadequate development, lack of adequate number of doctors to provide services all over the State of Assam including in the remote areas, it was companysidered to be quintessential to ensure that admissions in medical MBBS companyrses in the Government medical companyleges do become available to bona fide candidates of Assam belonging to the State.
Special leave petition was disposed of and was number decided on merits as admissions already made were number to be disturbed after the lapse of time frame.
The petitioners do number fulfill the criteria.
In February 2018, NEET examination was companyducted on all India basis for admission in any medical companylege including dental companyleges and Ayurvedic companyleges and the result of NEET has been declared.
As per the NEET position, the petitioners claimed that they were entitled to admission.
Pursuant thereto companynseling was held on 29.6.2018.
However, it was number given to them owing to number fulfilling the irrational criteria under Rule 3 1 c .
Notice for companynseling was issued on 22.6.2018.
The amendment of 2016 made in Rule 3 1 c was challenged before the High Court of Guwahati.
In the companynter affidavit filed by the State of Assam in W.P. C No.758/2018, it was companytended that in the Rules of 2007 requirement of 4 years of school education between 6 th to 12th standard was necessary in the State of Assam.
