Mixed views on new NEET rules
The decision taken by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to cap the number of attempts and put an age restriction for the candidates appearing for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has evoked mixed response from a cross section of people.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-01-26 19:42 GMT
Chennai
According to the UGC, the candidate can now only make three attempts to crack NEET and the age must be between 17- 25 for the unreserved and 30 for the reserved category.
Speaking to DTNext, Chief Administration Officer of Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Nataraj says, “The decision is a welcome move. For all, 17-25 is the prime age and the IQ is at a high. If students do their best, they can crack it.”
A student of class XI of DAV School in Velachery, Ashwathy, says that the age bar was unfair and added “Even though people who repeatedly attempt are a competition to first timers, I do not agree with the age bar factor.”
“I cleared the medical entrance at the third attempt, it will be challenging to many to clear it in just three attempts,” a government doctor said. Educationalist B S Warrier said, “when IIT and JEE have limited attempts, why not NEET? It must become a symbol of quality.”
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