NGO Filed Petition on NEET decision

On Monday, an NGO has filed a petition  to review the decision made by the apex court for discarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). NEET is the single window examination for getting admission to MBBS and BDS seats of government and private colleges both.

In the judgment issued on 18 July 2013, NEET has been canceled stating that  the Medical Council of India that had the authority to specify the standards of medical education discard the single-window admission test that dishonored the rights of private college to continue business and the right of minority institutions to set up and manage educational institutions.

The petition filed by an NGO stated that the NEET is mainly conducted to keep check on the rampant corruption and the back door entry of the undeserving candidates to this highly respected and skilled profession. According to the recent string operation conducted by a TVchanel, no complaints for mal-administration in the private colleges have been filed.

It said that from many years, seats of these private colleges were sold in crores , to reduce this melancholy of money, MCI decided to this common test.