13. In this regard, we would like to state that there are
many aspirants, particularly, from the rural background, who do
not have facilities available to them even for a coaching class
or training sessions to clear the NEET in the first go, even to
say, in the last attempt. The students, who are preparing for the
NEET have to cover a larger syllabus and work hard, owing to the
high level of competition. There are students, who will have the
access to coaching classes, latest text books and internet to
their advantage, to prepare for the examination. On the other
hand, equally there are aspirants for the NEET, who will not even
have access to apply for the NEET online on their own and they
have to walk miles to have access to the internet, when equally
they are meritorious. Many of the students clear the NEET only on
a second or subsequent attempts, including those meritorious
once, as they need more time to cover the larger syllabus. While
so, if the candidates like the petitioner, who has not fulfilled
the age criteria is allowed to write the examination, in the
event of her success, it may deprive a seat to another
meritorious student, who may not have the age and ability to
write the NEET for the second time or third time.
