TN passes Bill seeking to dispense with NEET, to admit students based on qualifying exam marks

The Bill, moved by CM M.K. Stalin said it aimed to ensure social justice; Justice A.K. Rajan committee had told the government in its report that NEET had undermined diverse social representation in MBBS education

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a Bill to enact a law seeking to “dispense” with the requirement of qualifying in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into undergraduate medical degree courses in the State. The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021, further sought to provide admission to these courses on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination [Plus Two marks] through “normalisation methods” as was done prior to 2017.