Delhi Medical Association  condemns the move of the  central government to  bring the ordinance on the issue of NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test).

Dr. Rakesh K. Gupta, President, DMA said that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG is a entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course or postgraduate course in government or private medical colleges in India. NEET-UG (Undergraduate), will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves. However, many colleges and institutes have taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.

On 11th April 2016 the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court recalls 2013 judgment passed by it striking down a common entrance examination for all medical colleges in India.

The apex court order revives government’s December 21, 2010 notification for holding a single common entrance test through NEET with a clarification that any challenge on the issue would directly come before it and no high court can interfere in it.

April 28, 2016: The Supreme Court clears decks for holding of NEET in two phases for the academic year 2016-17 with May 1 AIPMT exam to be considered NEET-1 and NEET-2 for those candidates who have not appeared in the first phase exam.

The decision was welcomed by the students as they were free from the monopoly of private medical colleges and heavy capitation fee taken by these private colleges.

DMA is deeply concern about the fate of lacs of Medical students and opposes any move which dimensions the transparency in conducting the medical entrance test.

The Government on Friday approved promulgation of an ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of the uniform medical entrance examination, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), for one academic year. There is always doubt that in State Medical Councils for conducting examination in fair manner as it had happened in Madhya Pradesh.

The executive order is aimed at “partially” overturning a Supreme Court verdict which said all government colleges, deemed universities and private medical colleges would be covered under NEET.

Therefore the decision of Supreme court that students need to take only one common entrance test, the NEET, for entry to medical colleges, following a large number of complaints about corruption in a situation where all state governments and private medical colleges held their own exams.  The decision was in favour of students  and it shall being the transparency in the conduction of examination.

NEET would avoid multiple entrance tests and minimize corruption and irregularities in admissions to medical courses. Medical profession is united on this issue and supporting the NEET and that too this year said Dr. Ashwani Goyal, Hony. State Secretary, DMA during the  press conference called by Delhi Medical Association today at DMA House.

Dr. Rakesh K. Gupta, President was of the opinion that the duty of government has been done by judiciary. Ensuring quality in education specially medical education should be utmost duty of every one.

He further said that DMA writes to President of India saying many students and medical fraternity have welcomed NEET as it discourages irregular admission also not to sign the ordinance.

Dr. Ashwani Goyal

Hony. State Secretary, DMA