Nadda says that most states are in favour of NEET
JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, recently held a meeting with health ministers and health secretaries/representatives of 18 states/UTs to discuss issues related to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Nadda said, “Most states are in favour of NEET in principle. However, some states have expressed that there are some logistic issues that are impeding its implementation, and therefore they have desired for some more time.”
Nadda mentioned that he had a fruitful discussion with the health ministers from many states where state-specific issues on holding NEET this year were discussed. State health ministers agreed that NEET was a welcome move to bring in transparency and remove several observed malpractices from the field of medical education. The health ministers also pointed out that in some states, the examination process was either underway or was soon to commence for induction to the state government medical colleges. Also, there were issues of the syllabus of the CBSE being different than what the state boards followed. Moreover, the states also pointed out that NEET should be allowed in regional languages in addition to Hindi and English in order to have parity for the students who have taken the state board exams.
Nadda stated that the expressed views and concerns of the states shall be collated and soon a future course of action will be taken. He further said that the government was committed to bring about transparency in medical education and remove malpractices.