Education-activist Prince Gajendra Babu says, “Even if the exemption is only for one year as an immediate relief, it should be like last year, where it covered government seats in private colleges as well as the seats in government colleges,” he says. Expanding further, he says, “Like previous years, admissions must be based on the Class 12 results. We are still awaiting the President’s assent on the two Bills. The late Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa wanted a complete exemption and we want the same, as it is against the students in the rural areas; it will also affect the public health system. When NEET is introduced, there will be no in-service quota for postgraduate students and this will work against the state’s public health system.”