Chennai Corporation school topper in Class X board exam hopes to crack NEET
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation school topper in Class X board exam hopes to crack NEET

The Hindu  

B. Sadhana, the topper in the Class X board examination among students of the Greater Chennai Corporation schools, aims to become a medical doctor and will prepare for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test through the free coaching classes offered by the civic body. I aspire to give free medical services to people of my community in the future,” she said, and added that she would first have to crack NEET with flying colours before deciding on a stream of medicine to purseu. We hope she scores high in the Class XII examination and NEET so she can get a seat in a government medical college under the 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students.” Highlighting her daughter’s achievements in sports, Ms. Vijayalakshmi said since there was no space in their house to display the medals and trophies that Ms. Sadhana had won, she had stored them in the attic. “Five of us live in the Tamil Nadu Urban Housing Development Board tenements at Pushpa Nagar in Besant Nagar.

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Chennai student dies by suicide in fear of NEET exam; opposition questions DMK's promise
1 day, 9 hours ago

Chennai student dies by suicide in fear of NEET exam; opposition questions DMK's promise

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old student preparing to attend the upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical admissions reportedly died by suicide on Friday in fear of failing the examination. ADMK questions DMK's ‘conscience’ Opposition ADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami said the death of another NEET aspirant was shocking and questioned the ruling party's promise ahead of 2021 assembly election to ‘eradicate’ …

Delhi govt. signs MoU with ed-tech company to offers free coaching for NEET, CUET
3 days, 14 hours ago

Delhi govt. signs MoU with ed-tech company to offers free coaching for NEET, CUET

The Hindu  

The Delhi government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with BIG Institute, a joint venture of National Skill Development Corporation International and educational technology company, PhysicsWallah, to provide free online 30-day coaching to over 1.63 lakh students for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and Central University Entrance Test examinations. “This MoU has been signed to provide exclusive free online …

Tamil Nadu Class 12 student falls at dead mother's feet for blessings before exam
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Tamil Nadu Class 12 student falls at dead mother's feet for blessings before exam

India Today  

In a heart-wrenching incident, a Class 12 student in Tamil Nadu appeared for his board exam just hours after his mother’s sudden death. Sunil Kumar, a student from Valliyur in Tirunelveli district, lost his mother, Subalakshmi, to a heart ailment on the morning of March 3, the first day of the Class 12 public examinations. Despite being devastated, Sunil’s relatives …

Good response to free NEET coaching in Tiruchi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Good response to free NEET coaching in Tiruchi

The Hindu  

The free coaching for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Class XII students of government and aided schools in the Tiruchi district has received good patronage among the aspirants. A special material would be prepared to train them every day from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the centres,” said N. Venkatesh, district organiser for free NEET coaching. At present, …

Consultative meeting on learning assessments in remote schools held in Dharmapuri
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Consultative meeting on learning assessments in remote schools held in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

District Collector K. Shanthi held a consultative meeting for the heads of 73 government high schools and higher secondary schools located in remote hill hamlets through video conference on Wednesday to assess their progress in preparing students for upcoming board exams. Schools with poor pass percentages were instructed to prepare question banks, conduct targeted special classes and assess preparedness through …

Centre’s submission in SC on NEET is another admission of its ineptitude: Stalin
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre’s submission in SC on NEET is another admission of its ineptitude: Stalin

The Hindu  

The Union government’s submission in the Supreme Court, which stated that the compensatory marks earlier granted to 1,563 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test candidates would be withdrawn, was “another admission of their own ineptitude,” contended Tamil Nadu Chief MInister and DMK president M.K. A few hours after the Union government’s submission in the Supreme Court, Mr. Stalin in his social media post …

NEET UG topper 2024: Meet Bihar boy Tathagat Awatar, whose success mantra is to try and try until you succeed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET UG topper 2024: Meet Bihar boy Tathagat Awatar, whose success mantra is to try and try until you succeed

Hindustan Times  

The National Testing Agency had announced the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test Undergraduate 2024 results on June 4. NEET UG Topper 2024: A resident of Madhubani in Bihar, Tathagat Awatar is among the 67 candidates who bagged the top spot with a perfect 720/720 score. Speaking to HT, Tathagat delved into many important aspects – from his success mantra to …

NEET UG Topper 2024: Tripura’s Chand Malik proves patience is the key to success, aims to study at AIIMS
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET UG Topper 2024: Tripura’s Chand Malik proves patience is the key to success, aims to study at AIIMS

Hindustan Times  

Tripura's Chand Mallik never thought of seeing his name in the first All India Rank Holders' list in National Eligibility cum Entrance Tests -UG exam, the results of which were declared on June 4, 2024. NEET UG Topper 2024: Chand Malik, who got a 99.99 percentile, drew inspiration from his father Dr Chandan Mallik, a medical officer at Indira Gandhi …

T.N. Class 12 State board results | Chennai Corporation schools register pass percentage of 87.13%
10 months, 3 weeks ago

T.N. Class 12 State board results | Chennai Corporation schools register pass percentage of 87.13%

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s Chennai Schools have registered an overall pass percentage of 87.13% in the Class 12 State Board examination results that were declared on Monday, May 6, 2024. According to a press release from the Corporation, a total of 4,998 students of 35 Corporation higher secondary schools in the city appeared for the Class 12 public examinations for …

Focus Tamil Nadu | Why is Tamil Nadu opposed to NEET?
1 year, 7 months ago

Focus Tamil Nadu | Why is Tamil Nadu opposed to NEET?

The Hindu  

It has been six years since the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test became mandatory for medical admissions across India. Ravi that left to himself he would never ever assent to a Bill that seeks exemption from NEET for Tamil Nadu. He argued that NEET awarded merit, and that not having NEET would leave students from Tamil Nadu intellectually disabled. The …

Following NEET results, T.N. Health Department launches counselling for students
1 year, 9 months ago

Following NEET results, T.N. Health Department launches counselling for students

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Health Department has launched a counselling initiative for students from the State, who have not cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, the results of which were announced earlier this week. Health Minister Ma.Subramanian said that of the 1.44 lakh students from Tamil Nadu who took up NEET, over half, 54% have cleared it. “As a next …

Watch | Practice and passion helped Chennai teen become top scorer in NEET-UG
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | Practice and passion helped Chennai teen become top scorer in NEET-UG

The Hindu  

Prabanjan J. knew he stood a chance of scoring the perfect score when the National Testing Agency released the answer keys for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test UG, 2023, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Prabanjan was a student of Sarada Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Gingee, and was a part of the COVID-19 pandemic-affected batch in class 10, all of whom were …

Six from Tamil Nadu among top 50 in NEET UG 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Six from Tamil Nadu among top 50 in NEET UG 2023

The Hindu  

Prabanjan J. from Tamil Nadu topped the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test UG this year with full marks. Six students from Tamil Nadu are among the top 50 rank-holders in the test, which was held across the country on May 7. Among the SC category toppers, Tirupugazh S. with 710 marks is also from Tamil Nadu. This year, 30,536 candidates took the test …

NEET-PG topper says she became doctor as she loved studying bio in school
2 years ago

NEET-PG topper says she became doctor as she loved studying bio in school

Hindustan Times  

As a child, Dr Aarushi Narwani did not believe that she would follow in her parents’ footsteps and become a doctor. On Tuesday, Narwani, 23, became only the second woman ever to top the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-PG examination, scoring 725 out of a cumulative score of 800. A student at Delhi’s Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, which …

Daughter Doctor & Pharmacist Gets Rank 9 in NEET 2022, Says Focus on Understanding Topics, Not Number of Books
2 years, 6 months ago

Daughter Doctor & Pharmacist Gets Rank 9 in NEET 2022, Says Focus on Understanding Topics, Not Number of Books

News 18  

The daughter of a doctor and pharmacist, Zeel Vipul Vyas from Vadodara has grabbed the All India Rank of 9 at the recently-released National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2022 results. An academically inclined student throughout her scholastic journey, Zeel is now trying to secure admission at the top medical institute in the country, AIIMS Delhi. Read | NEET AIR 1 …

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2 Days After NEET Results: Minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2 Days After NEET Results: Minister

News 18  

State Higher Education Minister K Pondmudi has said that Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions Committee 2022 will conduct counselling for general category candidates two days after the results of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2022. While speaking to reporters at Villupuram, Minister Pondmudi said, “We expected the NEET results to be out on August 21 but it has been delayed …

Delhi govt's special coaching classes for Class X, XII to begin next week
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt's special coaching classes for Class X, XII to begin next week

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will begin coaching classes for children from financially poor background under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana from next week, an official statement said on Thursday. Delhi govt's special coaching classes for Class X, XII to begin next week Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam held a review meeting with senior officers and coaching operators of …

NEET takers in Tamil Nadu to get calls from counsellors
2 years, 8 months ago

NEET takers in Tamil Nadu to get calls from counsellors

The Hindu  

A total of 1,42,286 students, who had appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in Tamil Nadu, will receive calls from counsellors through the State Health Department’s helpline 104. In 2020, 1,17,000 students took the test, while last year, 1,10,971 students appeared for the test,” he told reporters. “Last year, similar counselling was provided two to three times for …

Centre Using Education to Push Its ‘Regressive’ Views: TN CM Stalin At VC Meet
3 years ago

Centre Using Education to Push Its ‘Regressive’ Views: TN CM Stalin At VC Meet

The Quint  

“In the national institutional ranking framework of 2020-21, 19 universities and 33 colleges from Tamil Nadu are in the first 100 ranks,” he said. He argued that the state has provided 7.5% reservation for government school students in professional and medical courses “to help those from humble backgrounds to reach greater heights.” Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Union Parliamentary …

NEET, JEE exams: Delhi govt school students to get free coaching. Details here
3 years, 1 month ago

NEET, JEE exams: Delhi govt school students to get free coaching. Details here

Live Mint  

The Delhi government will be providing free preparatory coaching for entrance examinations such as NEET and JEE to the students who are willing to opt for engineering, medical and other technical fields. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that as many as 6,000 children of classes 11 and 12 selected from Delhi government schools will be provided free coaching …

Orphan from Maharashtra Cracks NEET, Secures Admission in Medical College
3 years, 1 month ago

Orphan from Maharashtra Cracks NEET, Secures Admission in Medical College

News 18  

A girl living in an orphanage here in Maharashtra has set an example of grit and determination by clearing the pre-medical entrance test and getting admission to a medical college. The girl, who lived in an orphanage here for the last four years, recently cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and got admission to the Government Medical College, Aurangabad. …

Despite Cracking NEET Twice, Medical Course Still Dream for This Student, Seeks for Govt Aid
3 years, 1 month ago

Despite Cracking NEET Twice, Medical Course Still Dream for This Student, Seeks for Govt Aid

News 18  

Thangapechi, a resident of Panamooppanpatti village in Madurai district has cracked NEET twice but is still away from a medical course due to lack of money. In this situation, Thangapechi went to a private training class and wrote the NEET again and secured 256 marks and this time, she enrolled herself in the government allotted Mookambikai Medical College in Kanyakumari …

Tamil Nadu Launches Free JEE, NEET Coaching for Govt School Students
3 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Launches Free JEE, NEET Coaching for Govt School Students

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu school education department has rolled out a residential training programme for government schools students to help them crack national level competitive exams like IIT-JEE, NEET, CLAT and Chartered Accountancy exams. In the first phase of the programme’s rollout, the TN school education department has established model schools in 14 districts including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Dharmapuri, Trichy, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, …

DC Edit | A NEET solution worked out by the top court
3 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | A NEET solution worked out by the top court

Deccan Chronicle  

The accommodative stand of the Supreme Court in the matter pertaining to counselling for admissions after the medical entrance test NEET for Post-Graduates has to be appreciated. The system of 85% of the seats going to State counselling for their domiciled students and 15% to AIQ remains and what has changed recently is adjustments in reservation with the OBC and …

Send Bill to Scrap NEET to President: Stalin Urges Tamil Nadu Governor
3 years, 4 months ago

Send Bill to Scrap NEET to President: Stalin Urges Tamil Nadu Governor

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged Governor R N Ravi to forward the Bill to scrap NEET to President Ram Nath Kovind for his assent. “NEET will not be the only gateway to “ensure social justice and protect all vulnerable student communities from being discriminated against admission to medical education programmes,” the government had said earlier. The …

NEET 2021: Most Toppers from Rajasthan Board, CBSE's Performance Declines in Medical Entrance
3 years, 4 months ago

NEET 2021: Most Toppers from Rajasthan Board, CBSE's Performance Declines in Medical Entrance

News 18  

The Central Board of Secondary Education has lost its position as the top-performing board in the medical entrance exam – NEET this year. Most of the students including toppers have been from CBSE for the past few years, so much so that Tamil Nadu in its report to analyse NEET claimed that the medical entrance exam is biased towards the …

NEET 2021 top scorers from Delhi govt schools; CM Kejriwal, Sisodia congratulates
3 years, 4 months ago

NEET 2021 top scorers from Delhi govt schools; CM Kejriwal, Sisodia congratulates

India TV News  

NEET-UG Result 2021: Among the top scorers in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2021 this year, are the two from Delhi government school- Kushal Garg and Isha Jain who scored 700 marks out of 720. Both Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia congratulated the top scorers. According to the data shared by Deputy CM Manish …

Maharashtra: Tribal students from remote villages in Gadchiroli, Melghat clear NEET
3 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Tribal students from remote villages in Gadchiroli, Melghat clear NEET

India TV News  

Tribal students, belonging to small farming families from remote villages of Gadchiroli and Melghat in Maharashtra, have cleared the recently conducted National Eligibility Entrance Test 2021 and are soon expected to start undergraduate degree courses in medicine. Another tribal student, Sawan Shilaskar, the son of a marginal farmer from a small village called Ghota in Dahrni taluka of Melghat region …

First tribal community girl to pass Class 12 exam in her village clears NEET-UG exam 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

First tribal community girl to pass Class 12 exam in her village clears NEET-UG exam 2021

India Today  

The National Testing Agency, NTA, recently declared the NEET-UG result 2021, and 19 years old M Sangavi made her tribal community proud by clearing the medical exam. Sangavi, who is from Malasr Tribal Community, settled in Madukarai, became the first girl from her village to pass the Class 12 board exam. Sangavi said that losing her father, battling the lockdown, …

NEET Affected Training of Medical Professionals, a Doctor Tells How
3 years, 5 months ago

NEET Affected Training of Medical Professionals, a Doctor Tells How

News 18  

The medical entrance exam — National Eligibility cum Entrance Test has been facing criticism from several aspirants for creating unnecessary pressure on the studnets. Now, voicing his concerns over NEET PG, physician Dr SP Kalantri has said that the exam is destroying the ‘joy’ of learning and teaching in MBBS. Dr Kalantri, who is the professor of medicine at Mahatma …

Medical education: A case against NEET
3 years, 5 months ago

Medical education: A case against NEET

The Hindu  

A question paper leak ahead of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, evidence of impersonation of candidates during the examination, and a Tamil Nadu government-appointed committee report that showed the examination did not provide all students with an equal opportunity have raised valid questions on the need for such a national test for admission to medical colleges in India. It …

NEET-UG 2021 scam: Maharashtra considers scraping exam, Students demand re-exam
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET-UG 2021 scam: Maharashtra considers scraping exam, Students demand re-exam

India TV News  

NEET 2021: President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, Nana Patole has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asking him to scrap the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for the state-based students as well. This wave to scarp NEET exam was raised after Tamil Nadu recently passed a bill in the Assembly seeking exemption of state-based students from …

Rise in NEET Coaching Centres in TN, 95% State Board Students Can't Afford Due to High Fees
3 years, 6 months ago

Rise in NEET Coaching Centres in TN, 95% State Board Students Can't Afford Due to High Fees

News 18  

Tamil Nadu saw a spurt in coaching centers to prepare for NEET, as any competitive exam would encourage the coaching culture and commercialization of professional ability. However, the high fee structure of these coaching centres benefits only the rich and urban aspirants, while 95% of the Tamil Nadu State Board of Secondary Education students cannot afford it. When NEET implementation …

Fewer Rural Students Got Admissions to Medical Colleges After NEET: Justice AK Rajan Committee
3 years, 6 months ago

Fewer Rural Students Got Admissions to Medical Colleges After NEET: Justice AK Rajan Committee

News 18  

Rural and urban poor may not be able to join the medical courses, if NEET continues, reveals Justice AK Rajan committee report on National Eligibility and Entrance Test. It states that the health care system of Tamil Nadu would be “badly affected” if the medical entrance test were to continue in the state. Tamil Nadu as a State would go …

NEET Results Favour English Medium, Urban & CBSE Students: Tamil Nadu Panel
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET Results Favour English Medium, Urban & CBSE Students: Tamil Nadu Panel

ABP News  

NEET Exam 2021 Results: A Tamil Nadu government-appointed committee has shed some important light on the impact of introducing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in 2017-18. As per the Indian Express report, the 9 members Tamil Nadu government-appointed committee found that the number of rural students taking admission to medical courses decreased from an average of 61.45% to 50.81%. …

The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu’s case against NEET
3 years, 6 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu’s case against NEET

The Hindu  

The Bill passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly to exempt aspirants for its undergraduate medical courses from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is no magic wand that will dramatically alter the status quo. The committee’s view that NEET would adversely affect the rural and urban poor, and consequently, the State’s future manpower availability to run its network of primary health centres, …

NEET 2021: Tamil Nadu assembly adopts bill to opt out from medical entrance
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET 2021: Tamil Nadu assembly adopts bill to opt out from medical entrance

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a bill to dispense with the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test and provide for admission to medical courses based on Class 12 marks to ensure social justice, like the death by suicide of a medical aspirant fearing the outcome of the test he was to take echoed in the House with the main opposition AIADMK …

Nearly 16 lakh students write NEET
3 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 16 lakh students write NEET

The Hindu  

Nearly 16 lakh students wrote the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test on Sunday, attempting to secure admission to undergraduate medical and dental programmes across the country. Sources in the School Education Department said nearly 7,000 students took the test in Tamil. Candidates began assembling as early as 10 a.m. for the test which began at 2 p.m. Coimbatore recorded 95.35% attendance at …

Twitter Says #BanNEET, Know Reasons Behind Demand for Cancellation of Medical Entrance
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter Says #BanNEET, Know Reasons Behind Demand for Cancellation of Medical Entrance

News 18  

After a student from Tamil Nadu, a NEET aspirant died of suicide the issue of the central medical entrance exam not been fit for candidates from rural India has come to the surface once again. #BanNEET_SaveStudents #BanNeet pic.twitter.com/R9i8E3G5Tt — ℳર.கௌசி September 12, 2021 Many also claim that it is not the exam but changes in education system are needed Still …

NEET Topper Who Scored 720/720, Share Tricks to Ace Medical Entrance Exam
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET Topper Who Scored 720/720, Share Tricks to Ace Medical Entrance Exam

News 18  

Akanksha Singh, an 18-year-old native of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh had become the first female from Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal area to top the medical entrance in 2020. Singh not only scored topped the exam but also scored full marks – 720 out of 720 in the medical entrance test. NEET 2021 LIVE updates Currently pursuing medicine in AIIMS Delhi — a …

Tamil Nadu to Bring Resolution to Scrap NEET, CM Stalin Calls for All-Party Consensus
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu to Bring Resolution to Scrap NEET, CM Stalin Calls for All-Party Consensus

News 18  

The MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government will soon introduce a resolution to scrap the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. As per the report of the committee, students who get admission to MBBS courses via NEET tend to perform poorer than those who are enrolled based on class 12 marks. To ensure students from diverse social backgrounds get seats in medical …

Tamil Nadu health minister asks education minister to cancel NEET
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu health minister asks education minister to cancel NEET

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subhramanian wrote to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking the cancellation of NEET citing Covid-19 concerns. Subhramanian asked Pradhan to consider cancelling the all-India medical exams just like how the Class 12 board exams were cancelled keeping in mind the well-being and safety of students amidst the pandemic. 4 cities added as NEET centres Education Minister …

A.K. Rajan Committee submits its report on the impact of NEET on students in Tamil Nadu to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
3 years, 8 months ago

A.K. Rajan Committee submits its report on the impact of NEET on students in Tamil Nadu to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin

The Hindu  

Rajan Committee, which studied the impact of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test on students from the socially backward classes, submitted its report to Chief Minister M.K. PM Shri @narendramodi’s vision of promoting regional languages under NEP 2020.” Responding to the tweet, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telengana and Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, said: “Tamil, Telugu among 13 other regional languages …

Tamil Nadu against NEET, but students should prepare for it, says Medical Minister
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu against NEET, but students should prepare for it, says Medical Minister

The Hindu  

“We are taking all efforts not to conduct NEET in the State. But students should not be found wanting in preparation in case the test is held due to some reason,” said Medical Minister Ma. In response to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s announcement on Monday that NEET would be held on September 12, he told reporters that the State …

Clarify on conduct of NEET this year, AIADMK's Palaniswami tells govt
3 years, 9 months ago

Clarify on conduct of NEET this year, AIADMK's Palaniswami tells govt

India TV News  

The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday asked the ruling DMK to "clarify" whether the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test for medical admissions will be held or not this year in the state, saying the government did not give a categorical response to the matter earlier. Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami said when he …

Cancel NEET, it is Against Interest of Students, Says Tamil Actor Suriya Sivakumar
3 years, 9 months ago

Cancel NEET, it is Against Interest of Students, Says Tamil Actor Suriya Sivakumar

News 18  

Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar wrote a letter on behalf of his NGO Agaram Foundation stating that the National Eligibility Entrance Test is against the interest of students and it should be cancelled. In the letter, Sivakumar said, “It is only imperative that we rightfully keep the government and change-makers informed about the concerns in exams like NEET, if not such …

Actor Surya says 'NEET against students' interest'
3 years, 9 months ago

Actor Surya says 'NEET against students' interest'

India Today  

Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar took to Twitter on Saturday and called the National Eligibility Entrance Test a threat to students. The actor on behalf of his NGO Agaram Foundation which focuses on helping students from marginalized sections has submitted a letter to the high-level panel headed by Justice AK Rajan which was appointed by TN government to study the impact …

NEET panel to submit report soon: TN Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

NEET panel to submit report soon: TN Govt

India Today  

A high-level committee led by retired judge of the Madras High Court, A K Rajan to study the impact of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test on aspirants from the socially disadvantaged sections in medical admissions, would make its recommendations in a month, the state government said on Thursday. Besides Justice Rajan, who heads the panel, there would be eight other members …

Cancel NEET Exams: Tamil Nadu CM to PM Modi
3 years, 9 months ago

Cancel NEET Exams: Tamil Nadu CM to PM Modi

News 18  

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to cancel the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test exams and all other national level entrance exams due to the pandemic situation and keeping the safety of students in mind. Earlier, the Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu cancelled the class 12 board exams. …

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