‘Expedite President’s nod for NEET exemption’

State Ministers of Health and Higher Education, C Vijayabaskar and KP Anbalagan respectively, met Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and Union Health Minister JP Nadda to discuss the issue. 

“As the exam dates are nearing, we talked to the Union Ministers about the hardship Tamil Nadu students would undergo because of the NEET,” KP Anbalagan told reporters here. “A Bill to exclude Tamil Nadu from NEET has already been passed by the state assembly. We requested the Union Ministers to expedite the process of getting the President’s assent for the legislation,” he said. 

The delegation also demanded that an AIIMS be constructed in the state. “The minister has responded positively and it is likely that Tamil Nadu would get AIIMS,” said C Vijayabaskar. 

The issue heated up in the state after the exam dates were announced.Immediately after the CBSE notified the examination date (May 7), the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a legislative proposal to admit students to medical colleges on the basis of marks scored by them in Class 12 exams. It is awaiting the President’s nod.