{"id":196620,"date":"2022-07-21T15:12:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=196620"},"modified":"2022-07-21T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T09:42:32","slug":"the-neet-conundrum-and-tamil-nadus-steadfast-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-neet-conundrum-and-tamil-nadus-steadfast-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"The NEET conundrum and Tamil Nadu\u2019s steadfast opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: This post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cThe NEET conundrum and Tamil Nadu\u2019s steadfast opposition\u201d<\/strong> published in The Hindu <\/b>on\u00a021st July 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/h5>\n

The Tamil Nadu government has opposed NEET-based admission to undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses from the beginning. Though it got exceptions earlier, in 2017 the Supreme Court refused to grant further exemption to the State. The legal fight against NEET continues to this day.<\/p>\n

Why and how was NEET introduced?<\/h5>\n

The Medical Council of India (MCI)<\/a> had mooted the NEET in 2009 with a stated objective of ensuring inter-se merit in medical admissions and avoiding multiple entrance tests conducted by different agencies, governments and deemed universities.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down the NEET as unconstitutional and ruled that the MCI had no powers to issue notifications to regulate admissions in medical\/dental colleges.<\/p>\n

Three years later, the court recalled its 2013 judgment and eventually mandated the conduct of NEET. Following this, the Government promulgated an ordinance in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Must read: <\/strong>National Entrance cum Eligibility Test(NEET) \u2013 Issues and Significance- Explained, pointwise<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What was the initial response of states to the NEET exam?<\/h5>\n

Gujarat<\/strong>: It was \u201ctorture\u201d to impose NEET on students who had already mentally prepared for the State entrance exams.<\/p>\n

Tamil Nadu<\/strong>: State does not have a legacy of entrance exams since 2007.<\/p>\n

Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana<\/strong>: They\u00a0invoked special provisions in the Constitution to contend that only the State and not the Centre had the legislative competence to conduct examinations for MBBS and BDS courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: NEET hasn\u2019t created the equality of opportunity it had promised<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What are the challenges associated with the NEET Exam?<\/h5>\n

a)<\/strong> Overshadows students\u2019 efforts in their higher secondary education, b)<\/strong> Spawn multi-billion dollar coaching centres, c)<\/strong> Prevent mastering the subjects at the higher secondary level, especially it compromises the learning of non-core subjects, d)\u00a0<\/strong>There are many instances of impersonation is being reported, and e)<\/strong> Did not prevent students with poor NEET scores paying hefty sums as fees to get admission to deemed universities and private colleges.<\/p>\n

What were the AK Rajan committee findings?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Read here: <\/strong><\/p>\n