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Petitioner contended that the communiqu\u00e9 was provided after the last date of filing form for NEET was over and that requirement for AYUSH courses were distinct from one required in MBBS\/BDS courses as NEET is an entrance exam specifically for MBBS and BDS. Whereas respondent defended the communiqu\u00e9 by stating it to be a result of Supreme Court judgment which stated the requirement of a common entrance test for admission to medical courses with a sole purpose of granting admission to meritorious students. The question before Court was to see if NEET qualification can be made a mandatory requirement for admission to AYUSH courses without amending the Indian Medical Council Act, 1970 and regulations thereunder. Court answered the above question by stating that without amendment in Act and Regulation, NEET qualification cannot be made mandatory for entry into other courses than MBBS\/BDS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High Court was of the view that the notification came after the last date for filing the application form of NEET was over and that syllabus and requirement for AYUSH courses were different from MBBS\/BDS. The decision of Union government making NEET mandatory for admission to AYUSH (UG) courses was found to be contrary to regulations framed under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. With the above view, Court set aside the letter of the Central government and quashed the press communiqu\u00e9 issued by State government. [Vihar Private Unani Medical Colleges v. 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