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NEET against poor, scrap it: HC
The Madras High Court on Monday questioned Central government why the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) brought in by the earlier Congress government should not be scrapped by it.
Chennai : The Madras High Court on Monday questioned Central government why the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) brought in by the earlier Congress government should not be scrapped by it.
Hearing the petition relating to impersonation in NEET, the court said while the Central government is reversing various schemes brought in by the earlier government, why it could not reverse the decision on the medical entrance exam or NEET.
The court observed it is impossible to get medical college admission without going for private coaching centres to clear the NEET. The court asked how poor students can get admission as only the moneyed class can clear NEET.
According to the court, while it was said NEET would reduce the cost of medical education, it seems now the money is earned by the coaching centres.
A Bench of justices N Kirubakaran and P Velmurugan was informed by the Tamil Nadu government that only 48 of the 3081 students who passed the exam had not undergone private coaching for the exam.
The court reportedly asked why the present central government, which rolled back the programs of the previous government did not scrap NEET?
On learning that private coaching institutes charged anywhere between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for coaching, the judges observed that the doors of medical colleges were closed to poor students.
Further, the judges said that medical education should be equal for all students. On the recent medicos strike that Tamil Nadu witnessed, the court expressed shock that doctors, who work round-the-clock, were only making Rs 57,000 when government teachers made more.
The CBI has been asked to reply on whether they have received any complaints of impersonation regarding NEET. The matter has been posted for hearing on November 7.
The court was hearing a petition filed by S Dheeran who had demanded proper counselling procedure for management quota seats, the government was impleaded into the petition later.
Earlier, the court ordered the thumb impressions from medical colleges in the state to be matched with those submitted to the National Testing Agency (NTA).
