The Big Story14 Sep 2021

Why Does Tamil Nadu Want Permanent NEET Exemption for its Medical Aspirants?

Five months after coming to power, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin fulfilled one of DMK’s crucial election promises and passed a bill to do away with the common entrance exam for the state's medical aspirants. The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill which was passed on 13 September, seeks to exempt medical admissions to undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry and homeopathy based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or the NEET exam. Since this common entrance test was made mandatory in 2017, we have read several reports of student suicides across Tamil Nadu. In fact, the day before that the state adopted the bill, a 19-year-old NEET aspirant Dhanush was found dead in Salem hours before he was supposed to sit for his third NEET attempt. As per reports, it is suspected that he took his own life fearing that he may not be able to clear the entrance test for admissions yet again. Another student was found dead on 14 September at her home in Thuvarankurichi, two days after writing the NEET exam. According to reports, her parents said that she was unhappy with how the exam went. While such cases of student suicides has been triggering an outcry over the entrance exam in the state, the passage of the bill means that now all medical admissions in the state will be based on Class 12 marks instead of a common entrance exam. But there's still one last hurdle to cross. This Bill is effectively challenging a central legislation, so it can't just come into effect without the Presidential assent. But will the DMK be successful in persuading its case? Why does the state government want a permanent exemption from NEET? How does it impact Tamil Nadu's medical aspirants? Tune in! Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Guests: Dr K R Malathi, Educationist Prince Gajendra Babu, Educationist Editor: Shelly Walia Music: Big Bang Fuzz References: Explained: Why Did Tamil Nadu Assembly Pass Bill Exempting the State from NEET? Listen to The Big Story podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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