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Aadhaar not mandatory for enrolment in NEET, Supreme Court tells CBSE

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Attorney-General K K Venugopal has told the Supreme Court that like in J&K, Meghalaya and Assam, other ID proofs can be given for the NEET exam.

New Delhi, Mar 7 

The Supreme Court today directed the CBSE not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolment of students appearing in NEET 2018 and other all-India exams. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed the CBSE to upload the information on their website.
Earlier in the day, UIDAI had told the apex court that it has not authorised CBSE to mandatorily take the Aadhaar number of students to get themselves enrolled for appearing in the NEET 2018 examination.

Attorney-General K K Venugopal had said he has instructions from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that like in Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam other identity proofs like passport, voter card and ration card can be used by the CBSE for enrolling students in the examination.

The UIDAI’s remarks came on a plea challenging the decision of CBSE seeking mandatorily the Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment number from students who are aspiring to take the NEET 2018 examination. The Gujarat High Court had dismissed the plea on February 27. The appeal in the Supreme Court challenges the order of Gujarat High Court.

Source : https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/cbse-has-not-been-authorised-to-take-aadhaar-of-neet-students-uidai-to-apex-court/article22965134.ece