Gujarat imposed three conditions on NEET

State Government of Gujarat has imposed three conditions on MCI for conducting NEET. It has written to the Medical Council of India (MCI) that it will only join National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) only if its three conditions are fulfilled. Else, it will not participate in the first ever common medical test to be held by MCI for admission in colleges across the country, in 2012.

The three conditions proposed by the State Government of Gujarat are:

• NEET should be offered in Gujarati language along with Hindi and English
• The state will not part with 85 per cent seats reserved for local students
• The MCI should bridge the difference between NEET syllabus and that of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) so that the local students are not at a disadvantage

A five- member expert committee has been formed to discuss the issue, said health department officials. Some of the officials said that the government has already made it clear that it will not open the medical seats from other states even if the local students fail to clear NEET in desired numbers. As per the officials, Gujarat will join NEET only if these conditions are fulfilled by the government.

Source: Richha Bhatnagar (Shiksha Team)