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| President Pranab signed off neet ordinance |
It’s a big relief to students who is
seeking admission in MBBS. Recently supreme court ruled that NEET should be
made compulsory from this academic year, even states objected to it. So, taking
concerns of the states in to account, central government passed an ordinance to
stop NEET for this year. After much deliberation, President Pranab Mukherjee
today signed off on the Centre's decision to put out an executive order to
bypass a Supreme Court ruling. So, NEET, the common entrance test for medical
courses, will not apply to states for now.
The Ordinance was sent on Saturday to the President, who left for China today. His approval did not come immediately.
A team of Health Ministry officials waited anxiously this morning at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan, waiting to answer possible queries from Mr Mukherjee and hoping that he would sign off on the file before leaving.
The President was seen to be extra-cautious after the fiasco in Uttarakhand, where his decision to approve central rule was overturned by a court.
Health Minister JP Nadda cancelled a trip to Geneva to meet the President after he asked for clarifications on the need to bring an ordinance.
The executive order is aimed at bypassing the top court's ruling that NEET, or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, will be held across India. The court had taken into account allegations of corruption in multiple medical entrance tests held by states and private colleges.
State governments strongly objected and asked the court to review its order, saying such an exam would place regional language students at a disadvantage. When the court rejected the request, the Centre decided to bring an ordinance.
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