more-inThe Directorate of Medical Education is considering preparing two merit lists — one based on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the other following the usual procedure of allotting seats based on aggregate marks in class 12. The proposal follows prolonged litigation regarding the admission process and the State government’s effort to get Presidential assent for its Bills to exempt the State from NEET. Officials said the medical education department was in the process of preparing a merit list based on NEET following the earlier court order. Since the government was positive that it would get exemption from NEET, the officials have begun preparing a new list based on class 12 marks. Meanwhile, a team of health department officials including the health minister C. Vijaya Baskar and health secretary J. Radhakrishnan are expected to return to New Delhi on Thursday for further discussions.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2017 19:04 UTC