TN Chief Minister opposes NExT exam; Says it will dilute states' role
After opposing the NEET entrance exam for a long time, now Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is also opposing the National Exit Test, read here for more details.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has opposed the upcoming NExT exam and said that it will be an additional burden on medical students.
“This step seems to be just another attempt to dilute the role of State Governments and Universities in the health sector and to centralise the powers with the Union Government,” he said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as reported by Hindustan Times.
"The NEET based medical admission system under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act has already adversely impacted the equitable, school education-based selection process and its contribution to the strengthening of the public health system. At this juncture, the proposed introduction of NExT will surely exacerbate this trend and cause irreparable damage to the interest of rural and socially disadvantaged students and the public institutions under state governments," the letter added.
“At this juncture, the proposed introduction of NExT will surely exacerbate this trend and cause an irreparable damage to the interest of rural and socially disadvantaged students and the public institutions under State Governments,” Stalin said. “In this situation, the introduction of such a common exit test will definitely be an additional burden on the students. Given the high academic burden and stress faced by our medical students this needs to be strictly avoided,” he added.
“In addition, the introduction of such a course as a mandatory exit test will also hamper the clinical learning, which is vital for MBBS graduates,” Stalin said. “Today, young graduates focus both on the theoretical and clinical aspects of medical science and only after graduation, the students who opt for PG admissions focus on theoretical PG exams. But the introduction of mandatory exit exams will force them to focus more on the theoretical part of medicine during their course and internships. This is bound to hamper development of adequate clinical skills,” he further added.
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