NEET 2020: 7.5 % quota for Government School Students in Tamil Nadu

Government school students can now claim reservations during the counselling of NEET 2020 in Tamil Nadu. Cabinet approves a 7.5% quota within the existing quota.

A cabinet led by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K Palaniswami, has approved a 7.5 per cent quota within the existing quota for undergraduate medical course. The quota will be for the students who have passed Class 12 from the government schools located in the state. The ‘quota within quota’ will cover government seats in the private medical colleges as well. This quota is expected to be applicable horizontally across various existing reservations, such as that for reserved category candidates.

Admission to the undergraduate medical courses offered by the colleges located in Tamil Nadu state will be on the basis of NEET 2020 scores. The state will conduct Tamil Nadu NEET counselling for admission to the 85 per cent state quota seats.

The state had earlier filed for an exemption from NEET 2020 owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, this was met with a massive backlash from the opposition parties claiming that this would be unfair to the students who have spent years preparing for NEET 2020.

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NEET 2020 Updates

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed NEET 2020, now scheduled for September 13. NTA had also reopened the correction window to enable the candidates to choose the test-city most convenient to them. The next event for NEET 2020 is the issuance of the admit card. These will be uploaded online on the official website, ntaneet.nic.in. NEET 2020 admit card is expected to be released on August 29.

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