Pro, anti-NEET groups busy mobilising opinion
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Trichy: While the state government has appointed a committee headed by a retired high court judge to assess the impact of NEET on medical admission in the state, people from different walks of life have started raising their voice for and against the entrance test in social media and public forums. The committee had circulated an e-mail id (neetimpact2021@gmail.com) to seek opinion which has been widely shared by both sections.
It is a false narrative that NEET will improve the quality of medical education and the deserving will get seat, says Su Moorthy, member of Kalvi Mempattu Kootamaippu, an education rights organisation. He said only the elite can become a doctor as they can clear NEET by getting expensive coaching. The policy to increase the financial burden of parents by way of NEET coaching cannot be justified. Since Tamil Nadu has more medical colleges to offer more seats, other states are not opposing as their children too are getting an opportunity in Tamil Nadu, he said.
“We are not against students from other states becoming doctors. But we have a large rural population,” said M A Aleem, senior neurologist. “They will be treated effectively for ailments if one among them becomes doctor. For treating people in his village by becoming a doctor, why should he compete with students from across the country,” he said. Aleem said the state has the highest gross enrolment ratio in the country as we could give opportunity to them to pursue higher education. But opportunity must be given to prove themselves instead of denying seats to potential candidates through NEET.
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Social activist N Veerasekaran said a screening test is essential for professional courses like MBBS. While questions are asked from classes VII-XII syllabus, state board syllabus too has been upgraded. Last year most of the questions were asked from state board text books, he said. If rural students aren’t able to compete will urban students, then we need to improve the curriculum and enhance the capabilities of the teachers. There is no difference in the salary of government school teachers in urban and rural areas, he said.
However, S Jawahar, a parent of an MBBS student who cleared NEET, said earlier it was possible for the rich to get their children admitted to medical colleges even if they scored average marks in class XII. That is not possible now.
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