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Following the CBSE’s inability to conduct the cancelled AIPMT 2015 entrance exam within a month, the Supreme Court on Friday gave two months time to the Board to conduct the exam, preferably before August 16.
Following paper leak and mass copying reports, the apex court cancelled the AIPMT held on May 3 and asked the board to re-conduct the AIPMT 2015 within a month. But the CBSE resisted the directive and sought three months time as it is alredy overburdened with other exams.
The Supreme Court has relented and gave the board time till August 16 to conduct All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) for medical and dental courses for the year 2015-16.
The Supreme Court vacation bench headed by Justice R.K. Agrawal extended time from initial 4 weeks to August 16 on CBSE’s plea.
The court has cancelled the AIPMT examination held on May 3 after the leak of the question paper and circulation of the answer keys through electronic devices across 10 States was detected.
The CBSE faced similar complaints when its 2014 Class 12 physics paper was leaked online a day before the exam but the exam was not cancelled as the board pleaded that not many were aware of it or in knowledge of it.
