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MHT CET 2020 remains postponed till further notice

Uday Samant, Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education in Maharashtra took to Twitter to reaffirm that CET entrance examinations have been cancelled for now.

MHT CET 2020 remains postponed till further notice
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Uday Samant, Minister of Higher Education and Technical Education in Maharashtra took to Twitter to reaffirm that CET entrance examinations in various vocational subjects have been cancelled for now. This comes at a time when the state of Maharashtra is trying to fight off the coronavirus.



This decision has been taken keeping in mind the health of the students. News dates are going to be announced in the future. The exams were earlier slated to be held from July 4, 2020, to August 2020. There has been a constant demand from the students as well as the parents alike to postpone the exams. Therefore, keeping the sensitives of everyone intact, this decision has been taken. Students aspiring to study law, architecture, technical, pharmacy and so on appear for the CET examinations every year. Candidates have been further advised to visit the official website to stay updated about the dates for the exams.

The Bar Council of India had earlier announced that the final year students of the course would have to appear for an online examination. The BCI had also stated that juniors can be promoted on the basis of the previous year’s marks, and also the marks obtained in the internal assessments. Although they mentioned that the students have to take the examinations after the universities and the colleges open.

In the past, apart from the BCI, the MCI and Council of Architecture had declared that they are in favour of conducting online examinations. However, several councils had stated that not conducting examinations could violate respective acts that they adhere to. What this means is that all final-year students who have passed without giving examinations may not be recognised by these councils. These councils may further reject the students and not register them as architects, doctors or lawyers under them. According to the sources, the state, in this case, may invoke the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to supersede decisions made by the councils.

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