Power cut shadows NEET hopes, Gauhati High Court gives relief to Army man’s daughter
The Gauhati High Court permitted a NEET-UG 2026 qualified student, whose father serves as an Army Subedar, to submit a fresh representation after missing the deadline for document verification due to her remote village's lack of electricity and internet access during heavy rain. The court directed the Director of Medical Education (DME) in Assam to sympathetically consider her representation and facilitate the verification of her documents without affecting other shortlisted candidates.
The girl claimed she had cleared NEET-UG 2026 from Kota, Rajasthan, and sought admission to the MBBS course under the Ex-Servicemen/Serving Defence Personnel quota. She argued that the heavy rain left her unable to access the internet or receive the required document verification information on the specified date, August 12. The court observed the MBBS admission process was conducted in a "structured manner," but permitted her to file a detailed representation explaining her situation before the DME, Assam.
The court emphasized that considering her representation should not impact candidates already shortlisted under the quota.
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