SC allows NMC to extend last date of admission in MBBS, Super-Specialty Medical Courses

New Delhi: Given the major delays seen last year in the medical education admissions cycles on account of the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court has now allowed the National Medical Commission ( NMC) to extend the admission deadlines for the current academic year .

This came after the National Medical Commission has moved applications before the Hon'ble Supreme Court praying for extension of the last date of admission in MBBS and Super-Specialty Medical Courses from 31st August 2020 to 15th January 2021 for the Academic Year 2020-21.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 11.01.2021 decide to allow the aforesaid applications and has extended the last date of admission in MBBS/Super-Specialty Medical Courses from 31st August 2020 to 15th January 2021. The order stated 

Miscellaneous Applications stand allowed in terms of prayer (a) which reads as under:
"Allow the present application by modifying the time schedule and extend the last date for admission in Super- specialty medical course/MBBS course for the academic session 2020-21, from 31st August 2020 to 15th January 2021,"