Neet candidates oppose 1-year exemption to Tamil Nadu
Generally, the students have spent around Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2 lakh for NEET coaching.
Chennai: The candidates who qualified through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) have opposed the move to bring the ordinance to exempt the Tamil Nadu students from the common medical entrance test for one year.
Citing such a move would affect the candidates who have spent one to two years to crack the NEET exam, they demanded that admission should be conducted based on NEET marks for this academic year.
In this regard, 100-odd parents and students picketed the office of the Director of Medical Education at Kilpauk. R.Kausik, one of the students who got 496 out of 720 in NEET exam was preparing for the test for last two years. He completed his plus 2 in 2015. “I have scored 1,059 in plus 2 exams.
After the Supreme Court’s order that the admissions will be conducted only based on NEET exam, I decided to undergo NEET coaching. If they bring an ordinance, it would nullify all the 2 years’ effort,” he said.
Another candidate, Pon.Vijayaraja from Tindivanam scored 480 out of 720 in NEET. He welcomed NEET as it provides multiple opportunities. “Without understanding the Plus-1 and Plus-2 subjects thoroughly one cannot score marks in NEET. I have attended coaching in both Kerala and Tamil Nadu for the last two years,” he said.
Generally, the students have spent around Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2 lakh for NEET coaching. The hostel and food charges are separate. “If we had known that the medical admission will be based on Plus-2 marks we would have chosen some other course. The last minute decision will severely affect us,” a student said.
Arguing that NEET is testing the students thoroughly, P.Manuel from Kanyakumari district said, “Many private schools are conducting Plus-2 subjects for two years and make their students score full marks. To clear NEET exam one need to understand both the Plus-1 and Plus-2 subjects.”
Speaking behalf of the NEET qualified candidates, senior advocate Nalini Chidambaram said, “We will file a case in Supreme Court if the central government approves the Tamil Nadu’s ordinance. The rural students are not going to get benefited by this ordinance.”