NMC Bill: Major Opposition to NEXT, reveals RTI with NITI Ayog
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80% of the email responses had staunchly opposed the move of NEXT.
New Delhi: With the government planning to introduce National Exit Test (NEXT) as a common licentiate point for exit to MBBS courses as well as entry to PG courses, the move is reportedly being met with strong opposition from medical aspirants and general public.
Replying to an RTI filed with the NITI Aayog, the organisation has stated that while it had put up the National Medical Commission Bill in the public domain for comments, majority had replied showing their opposition to NEXT. A recent report in TOI reveals that 80% of the email responses had staunchly opposed the move of NEXT.
Medical Dialogues Team had earlier reported that the NITI Aayog had proposed a common licentiate exam after MBBS- NEXT. The test would not only provide an exit point for MBBS courses, but proposal went on to link it with the entry level of the PG medical education
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The proposal, which was a constituent of the National Medical Commission Bill, had been then put in the public domain, inviting comments
New Delhi: With the government planning to introduce National Exit Test (NEXT) as a common licentiate point for exit to MBBS courses as well as entry to PG courses, the move is reportedly being met with strong opposition from medical aspirants and general public.
Replying to an RTI filed with the NITI Aayog, the organisation has stated that while it had put up the National Medical Commission Bill in the public domain for comments, majority had replied showing their opposition to NEXT. A recent report in TOI reveals that 80% of the email responses had staunchly opposed the move of NEXT.
Medical Dialogues Team had earlier reported that the NITI Aayog had proposed a common licentiate exam after MBBS- NEXT. The test would not only provide an exit point for MBBS courses, but proposal went on to link it with the entry level of the PG medical education
Read more at Medical Dialogues: Clear EXIT Exam if you want the Doctor Tag
The proposal, which was a constituent of the National Medical Commission Bill, had been then put in the public domain, inviting comments
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