States should be allowed to conduct CET for medical courses: CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah advocates for the decentralization of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), suggesting that states should conduct their own Common Entrance Test (CET) for medical courses. He criticized the current NEET system, citing multiple question paper leaks and the burden it places on students, particularly those from poorer backgrounds. Siddaramaiah also highlighted the high unemployment rate among youth and called for accountability from the Union government regarding these issues.
- ▪Siddaramaiah argues for states to conduct their own CET for medical courses instead of NEET.
- ▪He claims that NEET has faced multiple question paper leaks and has negatively impacted students.
- ▪The Chief Minister highlights a 67% unemployment rate among youth aged 20 to 29 in the country.
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) should be decentralised and that States should be given the opportunity to conduct the Common Entrance Test (CET) for medical courses.Speaking at a protest against NEET irregularities organised by the Youth Congress at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Thursday, he said that education is a subject in the concurrent list. “In the federal system, the respective States should be given independence to conduct the entrance tests for all professional courses,” he argued.“The NEET question paper was leaked, and neither Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken responsibility. Dharmendra Pradhan has washed his hands of rescheduling the NEET.
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