Quota in medical colleges for TN Govt school students cracking NEET

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National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory for admission in MBBS, BDS and other medical courses

Saturday March 21, 2020 6:38 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday said the government will reserve certain percentage of medical college seats for students from government schools who clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Announcing this in the Assembly, Palaniswami said a special law will be brought by the government to reserve seats for students who had cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) after studying in government schools from 1st to 12th standard.

Palaniswami also said the government will appoint Commission headed by a retired High Court judge to gather data and statistics for bringing in the law and make necessary recommendations in this connection.

He also said the Commission will also study the reasons for government school students for joining medical college in low numbers and recommend the action to be taken.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory for admission in MBBS, BDS and other medical courses. More tha 15 lakh students from all across India and abroad appear for the test considered as one of the toughest.

This year National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be held on Sunday May 03, 2020.

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