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Government to give states 1-year NEET relief

Published : May 21, 2016, 4:11 am IST
Updated : May 21, 2016, 4:11 am IST

Amid opposition from students and several states, the Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the promulgation of an ordinance to defer the implementation of the Supreme Court-ordered National Eligibility-cum

Amid opposition from students and several states, the Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the promulgation of an ordinance to defer the implementation of the Supreme Court-ordered National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) as the “sole” entrance test for state board students seeking admission to medical colleges.

The government cleared the ordinance to provide for a uniform entrance exam to all undergraduate and post-graduate admissions with the proviso that for the year 2016-2017, in relation to UG admissions, state governments can fill up their own seats in state government colleges and private colleges as per their existing procedure. This decision is expected to be challenged in court.

While the ordinance doesn’t give relief to private medical colleges, state governments have been given the option to opt for it from this year itself.

Reliable sources clarified that NEET will be applicable to all private medical colleges in relation to their own and management quota seats. NEET will also be applicable to the all-India quota seats filled by the Central government and such state governments, in respect to their state government seats, which have already opted or want to be part of NEET for undergraduate admissions in 2016-2017. Seven states have already been part of AIPMT.

“States like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal can conduct their own exam or be part of NEET,” sources added.

The ordinance also clearly states that in future a uniform entrance test would be conducted in Hindi, English and other regional languages, thereby providing relief to several states which had earlier flagged issues related to language and syllabus.

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