Tamil Nadu: Poor student clears NEET twice, seek govt aid for admission to medical course

A female candidate, Thangapechi, from Panamooppanpatti village of Madurai district has cracked NEET twice but is not able to study medicine due to lack of money. She has requested the government to help her in getting admission.

Tamil Nadu government is trying to eliminate the NEET entrance examination from the state as the government opines that the examination favours the affluent students and poor students don't have much scope to clear and reportedly many poor aspirants have taken their lives fearing they won't be able to clear the examination. Now, there is a different story coming from the state where a poor girl of Panamooppanpatti village of Madurai district has cleared NEET twice but she is not able to pursue the medical course as she doesn't have money for medical admission and she is seeking the government aid for her admission.

Thangapechi got her higher secondary degree from Vikramangalam Kallar High School. She applied for NEET and cleared the entrance examination but could not afford admission to a private medical college. She again went to a private training class and wrote the entrance examination again and secured 256 marks, after which she enrolled in a government allotted Mookambikai medical college in Kanyakumari district. The government has committed them to pay only tuition fees and the family is urging the government and social activists to help them as they are not able to arrange for other expenses as well, as reported by News 18.

She has said, "We live in Panamooppanpatti village of Madurai district. My father Sannasi has gone through hardships for us to study till schooling. We are four daughters. Right from a young age, I had the desire to become a doctor and I studied hard for it. I cracked the NEET exam as per the government guidelines. Unfortunately, I could not continue my studies last year as I secured a seat in a private medical college."

"It was reported that the Tamil Nadu government has been bearing the fees for government school students who pursue medicine. Then I attended the second phase of the counselling and there were only private colleges available. Coming from a very backward village, I undergo the situation of not being able to pay for other expenses. Continuing this year, I went to a private training class and passed the NEET exam. In medical counselling, I secured a seat at Kanyakumari Mookambikai Medical College. The government bear only the tuition fee. But I have no idea what to do for other expenses."

Reportedly, many political leaders in the state have come forward to help her.

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