NEET is a scam: TN CM Stalin
Updated On: 17 June, 2024 07:33 AM IST | Agencies
In a society where education has been denied for thousands of years, we should offer more opportunities for advancement of the oppressed
Protest by NSUI. File Pic/PTI
NEET, ‘masquerading’ as a measure of merit, is a ‘scam’ and Centre must stop defending national test, M K Stalin said on Sunday. Stalin said in a post on X: “The ongoing controversies around #NEET highlight its fundamentally inequitable nature. In a society where education has been denied for thousands of years, we should offer more opportunities for advancement of the oppressed.
On the contrary, NEET hinders the opportunities of such students.” He said: “Despite the Union Education Minister’s defense of the NTA, recent events paint a different picture. The Gujarat Police have registered an FIR over allegations of invigilators tampering with OMR sheets in exchange for monetary benefits, involving cheques worth several crore rupees and eight blank cheques.”
Serious questions on integrity of NTA: Cong
The Congress said there are “serious questions” on the integrity of the NTA and the manner in which NEET is designed and administered. “I was a member of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare between 2014 and 2019 and recall broad support for NEET. There were MPs who raised concerns that NEET would privilege CBSE students and would disadvantage students from non-CBSE,” Jairam Ramesh said.
ADVERTISEMENT
Poll
Who will win the Punjab Elections?
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Trending Stories
Latest Web Stories
Latest Photos
17 December, 2025 11:56 AM IST | IN PHOTOS: MLAs at Vidhan Bhavan during Maharashtra Legislative Council polls
Asif Ali Sayed
09 September, 2024 09:32 PM IST | IN PHOTOS: People in Mumbai celebrate Gauri Puja during Ganeshotsav
Asif Ali Sayed
09 September, 2024 09:13 PM IST | IN PHOTOS: Mumbai witnesses sunny weather as rains take a break
Asif Ali Sayed
09 September, 2024 01:53 PM IST | In Photos: Amit Shah attends Ganeshotsav 2024 festivities in Mumbai
Divya Nair
Latest Videos
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest Headlines
10 July, 2026 02:40 PM IST | Makepeace Sitlhou
08 July, 2026 01:00 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
03 July, 2026 05:36 PM IST | Tuhina Upadhyay
03 July, 2026 04:56 PM IST | Shachi Chaturvedi