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The ordinance, cleared by the Union Cabinet last Friday, is aimed at “partially” overturning a Supreme Court verdict that said all government colleges, deemed universities and private medical colleges would be covered under the single examination called NEET.
The court ordered a single medical test, benefiting aspirants who juggle clashing exam schedules and differing admission norms by private colleges. The test was allowed to be held in two phases — the first phase was conducted on May 1 and the second phase is scheduled for July 24.
But many oppose the NEET on the ground that students affiliated to state boards would find it tough to deal with a test based on a central curriculum and conducted in English.
Mukherjee sought an explanation for the reasons behind bringing in the ordinance against the apex court decision on making participation mandatory for all medical colleges — state, deemed universities and private colleges — to admit students from the academic year 2016-17 and reprtedly consulted in-house experts before clearing it just ahead of his trip to China.
Clarifying that the exemption is only for the state government seats, government sources said the state seats that are earmarked in private medical colleges have also been exempted.
Different states earmark anything between 12-15% seats in various private medical colleges for state quota so that students from one state can get seats in another state. The remaining seats in such colleges are reserved for domicile students. With the Ordinance, the remaining seats meant for domicile students will come under NEET.
More than 15 states were opposed to NEET and had raised issues such as different syllabus and languages during a recent meeting among state health ministers’.
Pranab signs ordinance circumventing SC order on medical exam NEET | india | Hindustan Times
The court ordered a single medical test, benefiting aspirants who juggle clashing exam schedules and differing admission norms by private colleges. The test was allowed to be held in two phases — the first phase was conducted on May 1 and the second phase is scheduled for July 24.
But many oppose the NEET on the ground that students affiliated to state boards would find it tough to deal with a test based on a central curriculum and conducted in English.
Mukherjee sought an explanation for the reasons behind bringing in the ordinance against the apex court decision on making participation mandatory for all medical colleges — state, deemed universities and private colleges — to admit students from the academic year 2016-17 and reprtedly consulted in-house experts before clearing it just ahead of his trip to China.
Clarifying that the exemption is only for the state government seats, government sources said the state seats that are earmarked in private medical colleges have also been exempted.
Different states earmark anything between 12-15% seats in various private medical colleges for state quota so that students from one state can get seats in another state. The remaining seats in such colleges are reserved for domicile students. With the Ordinance, the remaining seats meant for domicile students will come under NEET.
More than 15 states were opposed to NEET and had raised issues such as different syllabus and languages during a recent meeting among state health ministers’.
Pranab signs ordinance circumventing SC order on medical exam NEET | india | Hindustan Times
