Right approach to NEET needed, say parents of toppers

Chennai

They are equally upset that children of their friends would not be able to make it to a medical college this year despite having scores of over 99 per cent in the Class 12 board examination.R Rangaraj, father of Santhosh said, “At least children of 10 of my fellow doctor friends have a cut-off score of 198 and 199 out of 200.” A neurologist, Rangaraj further said, “Factually speaking, NEET is not a tough nut to crack,” and added that students have to study only 500 pages in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books for CBSE students. When this is coupled with a little coaching, they can do wonders, says Vijayalakshmi, mother of Santhosh and a gynaecologist by profession.Parents of second rank holder GM Mukesh Kanna also said that they were unfazed by the confusion or that that many other MBBS aspirants were batting for or against NEET. They said that their son failed to secure an MBBS seat in the first attempt with his cut-off marks. However, NEET made it possible for him to make it in the third attempt, said JR Manikandan and R Geetha, Kanna’s parents.They said that those who could not make it this time have two more chances to realise their dream of becoming a doctor through NEET. They added that this was not possible with the Class 12 cut-off score as there is no possibility of a reexamination. “Now that the Supreme Court has made it clear that NEET is the only way, students and parents should be mentally prepared and start preparing for the exam,” Manikandan added.