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HC refuses to postpone AIIMS PG entrance exam, says huge resources at stake

On June 1, AIIMS revised the date of examination from June 5 to June 11 and admit cards were issued

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It noted that the petition is hit by delay and laches and the doctors have approached this court at the very last minute. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Delhi High Court has refused to postpone the AIIMS PG entrance examination which is scheduled on Thursday, saying a large amount of resources have been mobilised to hold the exam for 40,000 students and all the safety measures like social distancing and sanitisation are being taken care of by the authorities in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Justice Jayant Nath dismissed a petition filed by various MBBS doctors, who are going to sit for the PG entrance exam, seeking to postpone the examination to July or August as number of Covid-19 positive cases have crossed 250,000 and it would not

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