NEET not 'NEAT'- a moral scandal, says TN CM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin recently slammed the NEET entrance test for medical admissions, calling it a "moral scandal" and accusing it of being riddled with irregularities at every stage. Stalin criticised the system, claiming that NEET, far from being a merit-based examination, was instead driven by financial motives.
The Chief Minister also took a swipe at the opposition for failing to speak out against the Centre’s handling of NEET. He stated that the case filed by the CBI against a Maharashtra-based doctor and National Testing Agency (NTA) officials for allegedly manipulating NEET UG 2025 marks was further proof that the examination was "all about the market." He went on to assert that NEET was "not NEAT," calling out its flawed nature.
As per PTI report, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday claimed that the system of holding the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses was a ''moral scandal'' and that it was full of irregularities at every stage.
Also, he took strong exception to the opposition AIADMK for not speaking out against the Centre on NEET.
“Yet another case that proves NEET isn’t about merit; it’s only about the market. That’s why we’re saying it loud and clear, #NEET is not NEAT, and we have every reason to,” the CM said in a post on the social media platform X citing media report on the reported case filed by the CBI against a Maharashtra based doctor and officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) allegedly for manipulating NEET UG 2025 marks.
In the post, Stalin said though the Centre claimed that the screening test was a hallmark of quality, NEET was all about money from the beginning to the end.
“The NEET examination system itself is a moral scandal. As if that was not enough, at every stage, from the question paper, to the examination centre, to the publication of results, is full of irregularities,” Stalin said and added NEET was ‘angled.’ He further said that the AIADMK members, who had time to be ‘showpieces’ at the conferences of the RSS and the BJP, seemed to have no time or dignity to speak up against this test to their ‘masters.’
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