Stalin slams Centre over NEET, says test has nothing to do with merit

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday slammed the BJPled Centre on NEET saying it has accepted that the tests benefit is zero and it has nothing to do with meritA day after his son and state Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi hit out at the Centre over the same issue Stalin said the Union Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government has accepted that the benefit of NEET is zeroOn X M K Stalin said By reducing the NEET PG cutoff to zero they are accepting that eligibility in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test is meaningless Its just about coaching centres and paying for the exam No more qualification is required NEET 0 NEET has nothing to do with merit which we have been saying all along It has become a mere formality devoid of any real eligibility criteria The Union BJP Govt remained heartless despite so many precious lives were lost and has now come up with an order like this The BJP Govt must be removed just for causing loss of lives with the guillotine called NEETThe Union BJP Government has accepted that benefit of NEET is ZEROBy reducing the NEET PG cutoff to zero they are accepting that eligibility in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test is meaningless Its just about coaching centres and paying for the exam No morehellipmdash MKStalin mkstalin September 21 2023On Wednesday Udhayanidhi Stalin alleged the Centre reducing the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 to be eligible for counselling to zero has exposed the conspiracy of the national testMeanwhile the Federation of All India Medical Association FAIMA has expressed disapproval of the notice released by the Ministry of Health regarding the NEET PG cutoff criteria and said zero percentile candidates being eligible for postgraduate seats is a mockery of the healthcare systemWe are shocked to see such notice released by the Ministry of Health regarding the NEET PG cutoff It is ridiculous to see zero percentile candidates are eligible for getting a Postgraduate Seat This is a mockery of the standard of Medical Education and healthcare system FAIMA Doctors Association said in a post on X on WednesdayThe Department of Health and Family Welfare Medical Education Policy issued a notice on Wednesday to the National Medical Commission NMC regarding the reduction of the qualifying percentile for NEETPG 2023The decision of the Union Health Ministry comes after doctors across the country had been demanding a reduction in the NEETPG 2023 cutoff criteria