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Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The sole concern of the Union govt is to ensure that students from the BIMARU states can qualify in record numbers and gain entry into prestigious medical schools across the nation. That was the objective which made the Union govt take up the responsibility for conducting the NEET entrance exams. The CBSE-PMT was working totally fine and there was absolutely no need for tweaking the system.
But the cow belt students were not able to get through during the CBSE-PMT days. Hence, the Union govt came up with this idea to help Hindi-speaking students crack the exam.
Also, the NEET-PG cutoffs have been lowered this year – again for the same reason.
The motives are quite easy to understand. The Centre wants the maximum number of successful candidates from the cow belt states. That is possible only if the test is conducted in such a way where it’s easy to indulge in unfair means.
All large scale cheating and scams in all-India entrance tests are carried out in the Hindi belt states.
One can even claim that this is what inspired the Central govt to take charge of medical entrance tests even though no state ever asked it to. The zealousness of the Centre to take up the responsibility of conducting entrance exams is to enable massive scale cheating in the Hindi states so that maximum students can qualify from these states.
Wow! Again aspirants from Bihar would crack the test in highest numbers.
The Union govt conducts most competitive entrance exams in a manner so as to suit the aspirants from the Hindi speaking belt. The objective is always to ensure that maximum candidates from this region are able to clear the entrance exam.
CBSE-PMT was working perfectly fine. Why did the Union govt feel the need for NEET-UG?
The sole concern of the Union govt is to ensure that students from the BIMARU states can qualify in record numbers and gain entry into prestigious medical schools across the nation. That was the objective which made the Union govt take up the responsibility for conducting the NEET entrance exams. The CBSE-PMT was working totally fine and there was absolutely no need for tweaking the system.
But the cow belt students were not able to get through during the CBSE-PMT days. Hence, the Union govt came up with this idea to help Hindi-speaking students crack the exam.
Also, the NEET-PG cutoffs have been lowered this year – again for the same reason.
The motives are quite easy to understand. The Centre wants the maximum number of successful candidates from the cow belt states. That is possible only if the test is conducted in such a way where it’s easy to indulge in unfair means.
All large scale cheating and scams in all-India entrance tests are carried out in the Hindi belt states.
One can even claim that this is what inspired the Central govt to take charge of medical entrance tests even though no state ever asked it to. The zealousness of the Centre to take up the responsibility of conducting entrance exams is to enable massive scale cheating in the Hindi states so that maximum students can qualify from these states.
Wow! Again aspirants from Bihar would crack the test in highest numbers.
The Union govt conducts most competitive entrance exams in a manner so as to suit the aspirants from the Hindi speaking belt. The objective is always to ensure that maximum candidates from this region are able to clear the entrance exam.
CBSE-PMT was working perfectly fine. Why did the Union govt feel the need for NEET-UG?