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Bangalore: State Opts out of 2012 Medical Entrance Test

  •   Sun, Nov 20 2011 09:20:45 AM

Bangalore: State Opts out of 2012 Medical Entrance Test

Bangalore, Nov 20 (DHNS): Karnataka has decided to remain out of the all-India common entrance examination to be conducted by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2012.

Stating that the State syllabus is not on a par with that of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Higher Education Minister V S Acharya on Saturday said making the students appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) would be unfair as they were not equipped to face such examinations.

“Our students will not be able to answer many questions. Such a situation will only make them demoralised. It does not mean that Karnataka is opposing the single window exam. But, we need to equip our students and teachers before accepting the NEET,” Acharya told Deccan Herald.

In 2012, the State will bring the syllabus of the first year Pre-University Course (PUC) on a par with that of the CBSE. And in the subsequent year, the II year PU syllabus will be revised. By 2014, Karnataka will join the NEET. “Our syllabus has to be upgraded and teachers also have to be equipped to handle that. Then only we can face the national-level competition,” the minister said.

Asked whether the State has a choice to remain out of the NEET, Acharya said the State may approach the court explaining the difficulties in accepting the single exam system in the coming year.

“We will inform the court the practical problems we are facing. We can’t revise our syllabus overnight. We will prepare ourselves before accepting the new system,” he added.

To a query whether any legal course would delay the admission process in the State, he  said the government was yet to take a final decision. The State Cabinet, which met on November 17, had informally discussed the NEET issue. While Acharya and Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda expressed reservations about the NEET, Medical Education Minister S A Ramdas insisted that the common entrance should be followed to help students. Gowda had also urged ministers Suresh Kumar, C M Udasi, Acharya and Ramdas to discuss the pros and cons of the NEET to help the government reach a consensus. The four ministers, however, have not yet met to discuss the issue. 

The Supreme Court in July this year allowed the MCI and the Centre to conduct a common entrance test for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate and super speciality courses to all medical colleges in India.

  

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  • Dr. A. K. Maity , Kolkata, West Bengal

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    Central Govt. claimed that they didn’t granted permission to MCI to held NEET. Still on dated 27/12/2010 MCI done a Gazette notification that MCI will held the NEET. Mr. Gopal Subramanium, learned Solicitor General appeared at Hon’ble Supreme Court on dated 18/02/2011 for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and submitted that no approval was granted by the Ministry in favor of notification.
    Further on 04/11/2011, MCI published final Syllabus for NEET-UG in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Higher Secondary Stage). This syllabus is for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS courses all over the country. MCI can never publish final Syllabus for NEET-UG without prior approval and Gazette notification of Central Govt. because it is also a part of admission procedure to MBBS. This is against law.
    . In NEET – Undergraduate Medical Entrance there is a common syllabus, single exam, one result. Medical Council of India (MCI) has agreed to reserve 85% seats as State Quota when the demand raised by different stated Govts in MCI meeting.
    In West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and some other states there were District-wise reservation in middle of sixty’s decades for admission to a medical college which was struck down by Supreme Court on the ground that the object of the ion of candidate for the admission is to the best possible talent from the entire state, having regards to efficiency required for medical profession. It is against Article 14

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  • Shaila, Muscat

    Sun, Nov 20 2011

    Its a good news for the students and the parents who's child is appearing for the CET.

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  • hassanmukha, mangalore/ksa

    Sun, Nov 20 2011

    Till now the students who were from CBSE/ICSE syllabus grabing most of the professional seats.Then what is the big issue now Dr.Acharya? It is only to help the private lobby for one more year.

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  • KEWII, Mysooru,Qatar

    Sun, Nov 20 2011

    Looks like confusion is going to continue.Parents were hoping that finally single entrance exam(NEET) to be written,but private lobbies are working strong to obstruct.The syllabus has been announced months ago.Objections are cropping up on newer grounds every other day leading to suspecion over the "real reasons" for objection!!

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