Medical Dialogues
  • Dermatology
Login Register
This site is intended for healthcare professionals only
Login Register
  • MD Brand Connect
  • Vaccine Hub
  • MDTV
    • Breaking News
    • Medical News Today
    • Health News Today
    • Latest
    • Journal Club
    • Medico Legal Update
    • Latest Webinars
    • MD Shorts
    • Health Dialogues
  • Fact Check
  • Health Dialogues
Medical Dialogues
  • Medical News & Guidelines
      • Anesthesiology
      • Cardiology and CTVS
      • Critical Care
      • Dentistry
      • Dermatology
      • Diabetes and Endocrinology
      • ENT
      • Gastroenterology
      • Medicine
      • Nephrology
      • Neurology
      • Obstretics-Gynaecology
      • Oncology
      • Ophthalmology
      • Orthopaedics
      • Pediatrics-Neonatology
      • Psychiatry
      • Pulmonology
      • Radiology
      • Surgery
      • Urology
      • Laboratory Medicine
      • Diet
      • Nursing
      • Paramedical
      • Physiotherapy
  • Health news
      • Doctor News
      • Government Policies
      • Hospital & Diagnostics
      • International Health News
      • Medical Organization News
      • Medico Legal News
      • NBE News
      • NMC News
  • Fact Check
      • Bone Health Fact Check
      • Brain Health Fact Check
      • Cancer Related Fact Check
      • Child Care Fact Check
      • Dental and oral health fact check
      • Diabetes and metabolic health fact check
      • Diet and Nutrition Fact Check
      • Eye and ENT Care Fact Check
      • Fitness fact check
      • Gut health fact check
      • Heart health fact check
      • Kidney health fact check
      • Medical education fact check
      • Men's health fact check
      • Respiratory fact check
      • Skin and hair care fact check
      • Vaccine and Immunization fact check
      • Women's health fact check
  • AYUSH
    • Ayurveda
    • Homeopathy
    • Siddha
    • Unani
    • Yoga
  • State News
      • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
      • Andhra Pradesh
      • Arunachal Pradesh
      • Assam
      • Bihar
      • Chandigarh
      • Chattisgarh
      • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
      • Daman and Diu
      • Delhi
      • Goa
      • Gujarat
      • Haryana
      • Himachal Pradesh
      • Jammu & Kashmir
      • Jharkhand
      • Karnataka
      • Kerala
      • Ladakh
      • Lakshadweep
      • Madhya Pradesh
      • Maharashtra
      • Manipur
      • Meghalaya
      • Mizoram
      • Nagaland
      • Odisha
      • Puducherry
      • Punjab
      • Rajasthan
      • Sikkim
      • Tamil Nadu
      • Telangana
      • Tripura
      • Uttar Pradesh
      • Uttrakhand
      • West Bengal
  • Medical Education
      • Ayush Education News
      • Dentistry Education News
      • Medical Admission News
      • Medical Colleges News
      • Medical Courses News
      • Medical Universities News
      • Nursing education News
      • Paramedical Education News
      • Study Abroad
  • Industry
      • Health Investment News
      • Health Startup News
      • Medical Devices News
      • Pharma News
      • Pharmacy Education News
      • Industry Perspective
  • MDTV
      • Health Dialogues MDTV
      • Health News today MDTV
      • Latest Videos MDTV
      • Latest Webinars MDTV
      • MD shorts MDTV
      • Medical News Today MDTV
      • Medico Legal Update MDTV
      • Top Videos MDTV
      • Health Perspectives MDTV
      • Journal Club MDTV
      • Medical Dialogues Show
This site is intended for healthcare professionals only
LoginRegister
Medical Dialogues
LoginRegister
  • Home
  • Medical news & Guidelines
    • Anesthesiology
    • Cardiology and CTVS
    • Critical Care
    • Dentistry
    • Dermatology
    • Diabetes and Endocrinology
    • ENT
    • Gastroenterology
    • Medicine
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstretics-Gynaecology
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Pediatrics-Neonatology
    • Psychiatry
    • Pulmonology
    • Radiology
    • Surgery
    • Urology
    • Laboratory Medicine
    • Diet
    • Nursing
    • Paramedical
    • Physiotherapy
  • Health news
    • Doctor News
    • Government Policies
    • Hospital & Diagnostics
    • International Health News
    • Medical Organization News
    • Medico Legal News
    • NBE News
    • NMC News
  • Fact Check
    • Bone Health Fact Check
    • Brain Health Fact Check
    • Cancer Related Fact Check
    • Child Care Fact Check
    • Dental and oral health fact check
    • Diabetes and metabolic health fact check
    • Diet and Nutrition Fact Check
    • Eye and ENT Care Fact Check
    • Fitness fact check
    • Gut health fact check
    • Heart health fact check
    • Kidney health fact check
    • Medical education fact check
    • Men's health fact check
    • Respiratory fact check
    • Skin and hair care fact check
    • Vaccine and Immunization fact check
    • Women's health fact check
  • AYUSH
    • Ayurveda
      • Ayurveda Giuidelines
      • Ayurveda News
    • Homeopathy
      • Homeopathy Guidelines
      • Homeopathy News
    • Siddha
      • Siddha Guidelines
      • Siddha News
    • Unani
      • Unani Guidelines
      • Unani News
    • Yoga
      • Yoga Guidelines
      • Yoga News
  • State News
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chandigarh
    • Chattisgarh
    • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    • Daman and Diu
    • Delhi
    • Goa
    • Gujarat
    • Haryana
    • Himachal Pradesh
    • Jammu & Kashmir
    • Jharkhand
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Ladakh
    • Lakshadweep
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Maharashtra
    • Manipur
    • Meghalaya
    • Mizoram
    • Nagaland
    • Odisha
    • Puducherry
    • Punjab
    • Rajasthan
    • Sikkim
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Telangana
    • Tripura
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • Uttrakhand
    • West Bengal
  • Medical Education
    • Ayush Education News
    • Dentistry Education News
    • Medical Admission News
    • Medical Colleges News
    • Medical Courses News
    • Medical Universities News
    • Nursing education News
    • Paramedical Education News
    • Study Abroad
  • Industry
    • Health Investment News
    • Health Startup News
    • Medical Devices News
    • Pharma News
      • CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) News
    • Pharmacy Education News
    • Industry Perspective
  • Home
  • News
  • Medical Education
  • NEET 2022 aspirants...

NEET 2022 aspirants write to Union Education Minister seeking deferment of exam

Barsha MisraWritten by Barsha Misra Published On 2022-06-18T11:30:10+05:30  |  Updated On 18 Jun 2022 3:07 PM IST
NEET 2022 aspirants write to Union Education Minister seeking deferment of exam
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • Telegram
  • Email

New Delhi: Although none of the authorities have responded to the demands for postponement of the NEET UG 2022 examination, the aspirants are not ready to give up and taking the matter before the central government authorities and have now written to the Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.

In the letter, a copy of which is circulating on the social media platforms, the students have pointed out the reasons for which the exam should be postponed and prayed for deferring the exam by a period of 6 weeks so that the aspirants can prepare well for the entrance test.

"Pursuing MBBS and becoming a doctor is a dream of lakhs of students and the emotions of their parents and teachers are connected with this exam. But due the declaration of premature dates, they have started to give up on their dreams. Please allocate them an adequate amount of time so that they can prepare well for the exam," the aspirants mentioned in the letter.

"It's our request to you with folded hands to take up this matter in the interest of the students and provide them with minimum time of 6 weeks and shift the dates to late august or early September so that they can prepare well for the exam," they further added.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that around 10,000 aspirants had written to National Testing Agency (NTA) requesting to postpone the exam and allocate them with enough time for preparation. Writing to the agency, the aspirants had pointed out how the counselling for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2021 was incomplete and the scheduled date for NEET on July 17 is almost clashing with the dates for CUET & JEE Mains.

Also Read: #MODIJIdeferNEETUG: Candidates urge PM Modi to postpone NEET 2022 by one month

"Pursuing MBBS is a dream of lakhs of students and the emotions of their parents and teachers are connected therewith. But due to this declaration of premature dates, they are starting to give up on their dreams. Please allocate them an adequate amount of time so that they can prepare well for the exam," the students had mentioned in the letter.

The aspirants for NEET UG 2021 have been crying for Justice on Twitter. Demanding to postpone the exam by one month, the candidates were using hashtags such as #postponeneetug2022 and #JusticeforNeetStudents.

In fact, referring to the short time gap for preparation, the candidates had started signing an online petition demanding to defer the exam to August. The petition, a copy of which was circulating on the social media platforms, had pointed out the situation of the aspirants who are facing immense mental stress and pressure because of NEET UG schedule in July.

Escalating their demands further, last week, the aspirants had directly urged the Prime Minister to intervene. Using the hashtag #MODIJIdeferNEETUG, the aspirants started approaching PM Modi directly requesting him to postpone the exam.

While there has been no response regarding the demands of the aspirants, they have now approached the Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan pointing out the reasons for which NEET UG 2022 should be postponed.

They stated how starting from the delayed exam date last year on 12 September, 2021, the entire process for MBBS admission got deferred and it took till the end of April for the completion of the stray vacancy rounds. The timeline for NEET UG 2021 that the aspirants have pointed out is given below:

1. Date of NEET UG 2021- 12 September 2021

2. Results declared on November 1, 2021. (Due to the pending OBC AND EWS QUOTA CASE in the supreme court the counselling was delayed for an unusual period of more than 6 months which is usually completed in 2/3 months.)

3. On April 18, 2022, DGHS decided to hold special stray vacancy round

4. All India Counselling for BDS courses got extended up to May 15, 2022.

5. Stray Vacancy round ended on April 27 for West Bengal, on April 28 for Haryana, on April 26 for Uttar Pradesh, and on April 27 for Gujarat.

"Every year the students are given a minimum cooling period of about 6 to 8 months for the next attempt after all the admission processes are completed and the new academic session is started. This year students are barely getting 3 months cooling period. This abrupt reduction in time of preparation has created a situation of distress amongst the students who are participating till the last round of counselling and are afraid that they may miss the chance this year by a margin of very less marks," the students pointed out in the letter.

They also referred to the fact that CUCET exam is closely scheduled with the NEET UG 2022. "Central University Entrance Test-2022 is scheduled in the 1st and 2nd week of July. The syllabus of these tests is quite different which includes 2 Language tests, domain specific tests and General tests, which require due time & preparation to be thorough with the course. Due to proximity of the dates for both the tests the students are in dilemma as for which test they should prepare and where to focus," read the letter.

"There are many students who opted Mathematics & Biology both as their subjects in intermediate and are going to appear in JEE-MAINS & NEET as well. The proximity in these dates has panicked the students as they are afraid that they won't be able to complete and be thorough with 2 Major Subjects as the second session of JEE MAINS 2022 is scheduled just after 3 days of NEET -(UG) 2022," it added.

Referring to the clashing of dates with EAMCET, the letter mentioned, "The Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) which is conducted in the states of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for admission to colleges in the states are scheduled on 14th, 15th,18th , 19th & 20th July which also hold very close proximity with the date for NEET (UG)-2022 which is creating panic amongst the students of the particular states."

The aspirants also mentioned how previously, before the pandemic, the students only Class 11th syllabus i.e. ½ of NEET UG syllabus in 45 days. As the students used to revise whole Class 12th syllabus during boards itself.

However, in the contrary, "Students are ought to revise the following within less than 40 days: Term 1 syllabus (Half of Class 12th), Class 11th syllabus and also the Reduced syllabus that was deleted from Boards ONLY due to Covid (i.e. more than 3/4th of NEET UG Syllabus). As the students will only cover syllabus of Term 2 (i.e around 1/4th of the whole NEET UG Syllabus) during their boards preparation,"
the aspirants pointed out in their letter.

Apart from all these factors, the students also pointed out how the MBBS admission for the current academic year has been delayed and "the first professional has been compressed to eleven months instead of thirteen months. Therefore the new session cannot be started before 2023 tentatively. So an extension of 6 weeks will not hamper the admission procedure and new academic session can begin as per schedule."

Recently Dr Rohan Krishnan, the president of FAIMA doctors association also shared the copy of the letter and mentioned, "I have read their concerns & they r also a victim of unplanned system of MCC & other government organisations."

There are lakhs of students who r facing trouble in appearing for NEET UG on July 17.
I have read their concerns & they r also a victim of unplanned system of MCC & other government organisations.
Requesting @dpradhanbjp to look into this. #postponeneetug2022 @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/t2idkUlUYA

— Dr. Rohan Krishnan (@DrRohanKrishna3) June 15, 2022
Also Read: Over 10,000 MBBS aspirants write to NTA demanding NEET postponement
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Testnational eligibility-cum-entrance test undergraduate examinationNEET UGNEET UG 2022NEET UG aspirantunion education ministerDharmendra PradhanEducation Minister Dharmendra Pradhanpostponeneetugpostpone NEET UG
Barsha Misra
Barsha Misra

Barsha completed her Master's in English from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2018. Having a knack for Journalism she joined Medical Dialogues back in 2020. She mainly covers news about medico legal cases, NMC/DCI updates, medical education issues including the latest updates about medical and dental colleges in India. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

Show Full Article
Next Story

Editorial

Real-World Case study: Darbepoetin Alfa for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia in Metastatic Breast Cancer - Dr Aditya Murali

Real-World Case study: Darbepoetin Alfa for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia in Metastatic Breast Cancer...

Aspirin in Primary Prevention- When to Consider?

Aspirin in Primary Prevention- When to Consider?

Featured image representing medico legal

What's the Role of Expert Opinion in Medical Negligence?

7- Point Discharge Protocol for AECOPD: Time to Inculcate in Practice

7- Point Discharge Protocol for AECOPD: Time to Inculcate in Practice

Aspirin Use in Women Aged 40-50 with Diabetes and Hypertension: Identifying the Ideal Candidates

Aspirin Use in Women Aged 40-50 with Diabetes and Hypertension: Identifying the Ideal Candidates

View All

Journal Club Today

Real-World Case study: Darbepoetin Alfa for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia in Metastatic Breast Cancer - Dr Aditya Murali

Real-World Case study: Darbepoetin Alfa for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia in Metastatic Breast Cancer...

View All

Health News Today

Health Bulletin 09/ May/ 2025

Health Bulletin 09/ May/ 2025

View All
© 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Powered By: Hocalwire
X
We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings.Ok