The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions in to M.B.B.S for the academic year 2012-2013 is planned to be held during May 2012. Though, this proposal was in the minds of our educational planners for past several years the announcement was made recently by Medical Council of India (M.C.I). As is the case with any reform particularly so in medical educational sector in India, many voices were raised and are continued to be raised about the step taken by M.C.I. It is not uncommon but attracts the attention of every one as it relates to very important segment of education. Though, NEET has been designed with positive objectives, expecting favorable medical consequences; it has generated several doubts in the minds of the people about the system’s capabilities and commitment with integrity in its implementation. Opinions are differing, some welcoming it and many others opposing it. The situation suggests that still some national debate and discussions are required to be made for getting acceptance by majority of the states in view of the fact that education without exception of medical education is in the concurrent list of programmes of the States and Centre.
An academic analysis favours the conduct of NEET as it would; definitely demolish the jeopardy happening in the country for medical admissions. This single system for medical entrance would solve the stress due to the complexities of numerous entrance tests. It would save time, energy and money of the students. This system is certainly a positive growth towards the quality enhancements of the medical education standards in India making it merit based insisting the same standard for the students admitted under management quota too. This apart, it may address the problems of; multiple entrance exams, students running to Courts requesting justice with complaints on biased admissions; flawed questions, discrimination and disparity etc. However, there are still some unresolved disadvantages like; the medical competition becomes an open ground with the common entrance medical test controlled by the central board; inducing pressure into the minds of the students with doubts that the state level policies and regulations will not be well taken care and the purpose of creating management based seats is getting lost. Since the students had many opportunities of writing the entrance tests, his/ her chances of getting admitted in any of the medical colleges/universities were high till now. In the proposed situation if a student loses in NEET, it would end up in shattering his/her dreams on medical field. With the exclusion of the AIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) the dreams of many medical students will be left unfulfilled.
State of Tamilnadu has been exempted by Supreme Court, Andhra Pradesh requested to postpone the implementation, and there is no support for NEET from the States of; Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam and few others. Maharashtra is planning to go to Supreme Court.
Diverse opinions have been expressed by the people ; some applauding it as a transparent measure; preventing ‘Munna Bhais and Shankar Dadas’ entering into medical line through multiple back door loop lines, reducing the malpractices by politicians run deemed universities etc. Some stating that it is beneficial only to C.B.S.E students and detrimental to those who are pursuing state syllabi. In Andhra Pradesh, it is expressed by some that it is compounding the woes of intermediate Bi PC students seeking admission to dental, agriculture, veterinary, home science, pharmacy and bio-technology courses as NEET deals with only M.B.B.S. The Biology students therefore will have to take up both NEET and EAMCET for seeking admission in to M.B.B.S and other non M.B.B.S professional courses and that the short span of five months is insufficient for preparation of both. Public is of the view that the core syllabus released by MCI for NEET-UG laid heavy emphasis on Physics, while State based medical entrance exams rely on Biology for medical aspirants. Bengal and some other states requested for the facility of writing the examination in their regional language.
Considering the above it would be wise to wait for the implementation of NEET till some more time to sort out the misapprehensions of the people in order to fulfill the agreed principles of Health Ministry to provide quality medical education without diluting the standards at the same time encouraging the underprivileged sections of the society to pursue medical education through the creation of enabling conditions. Bulldozing the initiative in a hurry may neither be feasible nor desirable. M.C.I may Think it over.
An academic analysis favours the conduct of NEET as it would; definitely demolish the jeopardy happening in the country for medical admissions. This single system for medical entrance would solve the stress due to the complexities of numerous entrance tests. It would save time, energy and money of the students. This system is certainly a positive growth towards the quality enhancements of the medical education standards in India making it merit based insisting the same standard for the students admitted under management quota too. This apart, it may address the problems of; multiple entrance exams, students running to Courts requesting justice with complaints on biased admissions; flawed questions, discrimination and disparity etc. However, there are still some unresolved disadvantages like; the medical competition becomes an open ground with the common entrance medical test controlled by the central board; inducing pressure into the minds of the students with doubts that the state level policies and regulations will not be well taken care and the purpose of creating management based seats is getting lost. Since the students had many opportunities of writing the entrance tests, his/ her chances of getting admitted in any of the medical colleges/universities were high till now. In the proposed situation if a student loses in NEET, it would end up in shattering his/her dreams on medical field. With the exclusion of the AIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) the dreams of many medical students will be left unfulfilled.
State of Tamilnadu has been exempted by Supreme Court, Andhra Pradesh requested to postpone the implementation, and there is no support for NEET from the States of; Gujarat, Karnataka, Assam and few others. Maharashtra is planning to go to Supreme Court.
Diverse opinions have been expressed by the people ; some applauding it as a transparent measure; preventing ‘Munna Bhais and Shankar Dadas’ entering into medical line through multiple back door loop lines, reducing the malpractices by politicians run deemed universities etc. Some stating that it is beneficial only to C.B.S.E students and detrimental to those who are pursuing state syllabi. In Andhra Pradesh, it is expressed by some that it is compounding the woes of intermediate Bi PC students seeking admission to dental, agriculture, veterinary, home science, pharmacy and bio-technology courses as NEET deals with only M.B.B.S. The Biology students therefore will have to take up both NEET and EAMCET for seeking admission in to M.B.B.S and other non M.B.B.S professional courses and that the short span of five months is insufficient for preparation of both. Public is of the view that the core syllabus released by MCI for NEET-UG laid heavy emphasis on Physics, while State based medical entrance exams rely on Biology for medical aspirants. Bengal and some other states requested for the facility of writing the examination in their regional language.
Considering the above it would be wise to wait for the implementation of NEET till some more time to sort out the misapprehensions of the people in order to fulfill the agreed principles of Health Ministry to provide quality medical education without diluting the standards at the same time encouraging the underprivileged sections of the society to pursue medical education through the creation of enabling conditions. Bulldozing the initiative in a hurry may neither be feasible nor desirable. M.C.I may Think it over.
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