The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea regarding the postponement of the NEET MDS 2024 examination today, March 15, only days before it is supposed to take place. The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery 2024 has been scheduled for March 18 by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). The test will be administered at multiple locations around India.

Many NEET MDS applicants have expressed their dissatisfaction and called for an early hearing, particularly after it was announced that the hearing would take place today—the day the NEET MDS admit card is scheduled to be released in 2024—on social media.

Meanwhile, candidates can refer to the following steps for downloading the NEET MDS hall ticket 2024 once it becomes available on the official NBEMS website:

How to download NEET MDS Admit Card 2024?

• Step 1: Go to natboard.edu.in, the official website of NBEMS.
• Step 2: On the homepage, look for the NEET MDS Admit Card 2024 link.
• Step 3: Click the link to open a new page where your login information will need to be entered.
• Step 4: After entering the required details, click submit.
• Step 5: Your NEET MDS 2024 admit card will be displayed on the screen.
• Step 6: Go over the information on the hall pass and download it.
• Step 7: To ensure future reference, keep a paper copy of the hall pass.

NEET MDS 2024 Postponement Matter in Supreme Court

The top court has received a plea from candidates seeking master's degrees in dentistry opposing the center's determination to hold the NEET MDS 2024 exam date.

Amidst active social media campaigns and appeals to authorities, including letters, requesting a postponement of the NEET MDS 2024 exam to July, aspirants have turned to the Supreme Court for intervention. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) was instructed by the court to "take a call" on the subject within a week, but the ministry has not yet released a statement confirming the exam's postponement.

Earlier on February 21, the Supreme Court bench, which included Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, heard a plea for a postponement of the NEET MDS 2024 exam.

In response to requests from students whose internship completion dates were stretched past the original deadline of March 31, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has extended the internship deadline to June 30. For applicants who finish their internships between April 1 and June 30, the NEET MDS registration process will reopen.

NEET MDS 2024

Under the Dentists Act, 1948 (subject to revisions), NEET-MDS serves as the exclusive entrance exam for admission to various MDS courses, acting as an eligibility and ranking test.

NEET MDS Exam Pattern

The computer-based exam will be administered from 9 AM to 12 PM on a single day, during a single session. The exam will entail 25% negative marking for incorrect answers, with no deductions for unanswered questions.