NEET 2021 exam will be held or not? TN leader demands clarification

Medical aspirants are confused these days regarding the conduct of NEET 2021 amid the ongoing pandemic situation. Many are desperately asking for clarification regarding NEET 2021 dates on various social media platforms.

NEET 2021 Date: Tamil Nadu state opposition party AIADMK on June 26, 2021, asked the ruling DMK to give a clear picture about whether the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET 2021) for medical admissions will be held or not this year in the state. AIADMK also stated that the government did not give a categorical response to the matter earlier.

According to the reports, leader of the opposition and AIADMK Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami said when he raised the issue in the Assembly in the just-concluded session, Chief Minister M K Stalin "did not give a direct reply when asked if NEET will be held this year and should the students prepare for it or not." Quoting the chief minister, he further added that Stalin only said that “the Justice A K Rajan Committee has been set up by the state government to study the impact of NEET and that further action would be taken based on its recommendations.”

In an official statement, Palaniswami said that "When I asked in the House if NEET will be held or not this year and if so, whether the students should prepare for it, the Honourable Chief Minister did not give a direct reply."

Medical aspirants are confused these days regarding the conduct of NEET 2021 amid the ongoing pandemic situation. Many are desperately asking for clarification regarding NEET 2021 dates on various social media platforms. The former chief minister said, even as he pointed out that the DMK had in its election campaign ahead of the April 6 polls, which it won, assured to "cancel" NEET soon after it comes to power.

With NEET slated to be held across the country this year, the state government should "clarify" whether students in Tamil Nadu should appear for the exam or not, Palaniswami demanded.

The LoP informed that as far as Tamil Nadu was concerned, the majority believes that there should be no NEET for medical admissions. Palaniswami also informed that when he was chief minister, the government provided 7.5 per cent reservation in medical admissions for government school students clearing NEET and this had benefited over 400 students.

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