The order was passed on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by child rights activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai praying that the exam be postponed to April 2023.
The plea challenged a notification issued in this regard by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on December 15. As per the notification, JEE Mains were scheduled to be conducted between January 24 to 31, 2023.
Advocate Joseph Thate appearing for Sahai stated that this announcement of the schedule was done on a very short notice and it clashed with 12th grade board examinations, pre-board examinations, viva-voce of CBSE, ICSE and several other State board examinations.
His contention was that normally dates of this premium exam were declared 3-4 months prior to the schedule, giving enough time for students to prepare for the examinations.
“Schedule was declared in December 2022 and hardly 40 days time is accorded. Though an exam in April is another opportunity, still each and every attempt is counted,” Thate submitted.
Source: Barandbench
