NEET is for MBBS and BDS courses only

BHUBANESWAR: National eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) replacing state-level entrance examinations for admission into undergraduate medical courses will not ease the burden of multiple tests for medical aspirants in Orissa. They will still have to appear for the Orissa joint entrance examination (OJEE) for admission into pharmacy, Ayurveda and homeopathic courses.

"NEET is for MBBS and BDS courses. OJEE will still be held for pharmacy, Ayurveda and homeopathic courses," said OJEE vice-chairman Dr Sitaram Mahapatra.

NEET UG Likely to be Held in May 2012

NEET for under-graduate medical admissions is likely to be held in the month of May 2012. MCI officials and state representatives of concerned authorities had a meeting last week on Friday 23, September 2011 and believed to have taken the decision to hold the common medical entrance test from 2012.

The decision is yet to be announced officially by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). As per a report “NEET will have 180 questions, comprising 45 each from physics, chemistry, botany and zoology. The test will be of 180 minutes duration with centres in all district headquarters”. – Source: Times of India.

SC shuts doors on Sibal’s dream test

Faced with stiff opposition from the Health Ministry, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal’s only hope to get his dream proposal of holding a common medical and engineering entrance test implemented through the Supreme Court ended on Friday.

Common entrance test for MBBS aspirants from next year

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Jul 20, 2011, 12.44am IST I Times of India

NEW DELHI: Come next academic session, students seeking to get into a medical school will have to appear for a Common Entrance Test (CET).

The Union health ministry and the Medical Council of India (MCI) have reached a consensus to roll out CET for admission to all government, private medical colleges and deemed universities for MBBS course from the 2012-13 academic session.

MCI officials confirmed this to TOI, saying the decision was taken in a meeting on Monday, chaired by Union health secretary K Chandramouli. The meeting was also attended by officials of MCI and CBSE.

About 8-10 lakh students are likely to appear for the maiden CET exam. Mr Chandramouli told TOI that they "are working out the modalities". In the meeting, there was also talk about bringing institutes like AIIMS under CET's ambit.

Hence, AIIMS won't be able to hold its own undergraduate entrance exam. "The top students can choose to join AIIMS. However, more discussions will be held on this matter. The idea is to have one single medical entrance exam in the country," an official said.

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AIPMT easy: Medical aspirants

JAIPUR: It was a double dhamaka for around 18,622 doctor aspirants and cricket buffs here who had been a worried lot as their a career-determining examination was scheduled a day after the world cup match.

But it was an extended celebration for them on Sunday. Many students claimed that questions of the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) was easy and on expected lines, though few others were stumped while completing question paper on time. Earlier they had a gala night celebrating Team India's win over Sri Lanka at the world cup.

Early on Sunday, they had a harrowing time preparing for the examination after night-long celebrations. Some were seen discussing crucial moments of the world cup final match as they had missed the live coverage. "Now, we will watch the complete highlights," said Rohit Singh and his friends, who had missed the complete match due to the exam.

A total of 2, 21,852 students appeared as against 1,56, 304 last year. They are contesting for 2,500 seats in medical colleges across the country which have reserved 15% for the AIPMT category.

In the city, the AIPMT exam was held at 29 centres. Ashok Gupta co-ordinator for AIPMT exam in Rajasthan said, "The exam went peacefully. No untoward incident was reported at the centres."

It was reported that at a few centres like St Xaviers School, a group of students raised slogans in support for the Men in Blue. They went on a tour of the city holding tricolours to celebrate their "successful" exam and Team India's win.

Parents will oppose single medical exam

NAGPUR: The issue of single entrance exam for admissions to medical colleges all over India will be raised in Maharashtra assembly on Thursday. TOI had reported on March 14

how city-based parents' group was disturbed over Supreme Court directive to hold common admission test for all medical colleges in the country and was planning to approach the courts seeking time to implement the system.

The group got another shot in the arm when MLA Devendra Fadnavis agreed to raise the issue in the ongoing assembly session at Mumbai. Speaking to TOI from Mumbai, Fadnavis said "I was contacted by the parents' group from Nagpur. Their concern is genuine as it affects their children's future. I will be raising this issue in the house so that more clarity can be had on the subject."

Member of the parents' group Dr. Sushrut Babhulkar said till date over 5,000 parents and students from Vidarbha had signed a petition urging all stakeholders to reconsider the implementation of a single medical entrance test from coming academic session. The petition also talks about the disparity between CBSE and State board syllabi, which they say puts the latter's students at a disadvantage.