Appearing before a bench led by Justice Anil R. Dave, Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi pleaded for a modification of the Bench’s order of April 28, 2016, giving the nod for conduct of NEET 2016-17 across all States.

Mr. Rohatgi submitted that entrance exams for the year in several States like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were in the offing or going on and a sudden change in the schedule and system would lead to confusion and more pressure on lakhs of students.

This was the same argument put forward by States and several medical colleges against the conduct of NEET this year and refused by the apex court.