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Tamil Nadu’s Anti-NEET Bill

In order to understand why Tamil Nadu (TN) strongly opposes the centralised medical entrance exam of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), it is pertinent to take a look at the history that led up to the state’s strong opposition to this exam.

NEET: Eligibility for What and Entrance for Whom?

The NEET institutes an ecosystem of exclusivity and skews the composition of those who can access medical education.

 

NEET Could Undo Tamil Nadu's Achievements in Public Health

Tamil Nadu has performed extremely well in most health indicators because creative technical intervention in the state has been coupled with social mobilisation. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test ( NEET) has the potential to reverse all past achievements—the innovative reservation policies and the incentive structure which ensured a seamless flow of health personnel in rural areas.

NEET for Medical Education: Finding a Balance

The Supreme Court has paved the way to hold the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, a common entrance test for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, from the 2016-17 academic year. It had earlier declared this test to be unconstitutional. This article critically looks at some of the important points of contention raised by various stakeholders associated with it.

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