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SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to conduct NEET in Urdu meant for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses, which will be held in eight languages. The

The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a petition seeking inclusion of Urdu in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), meant for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses, which will be held in eight languages. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul did not accede to the submission for advancing the date of hearing of a petition filed by the Student Islamic Organisation (SIO).<br/><br/>The plea has alleged exclusion of Urdu as one of the languages in NEET exam to be held this year, claiming it was arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution.<br/><br/>The application form for NEET 2017, scheduled to be held on 7th May in eight different languages, is already out and the last date for submission is the first of March. As per a CBSE notification, the medical entrance exam will be held in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Assamese and Bengali languages.

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