New Delhi: With several parliamentarians opposed to the common medical entrance test, the Centre held consultations with state Health ministers on Monday to formulate a strategy regarding the issue.
Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said that major concern in the exam is regarding the difference in state and central syllabus.
"We are trying to build a consensus. Consultations are on and most of the states are of the view that NEET should be there. We need to wait and discus with everyone. Larger issue is that we need to give fair examination system and it has to be practical", Nadda said.
According to reports, the Supreme Court had ruled that starting this academic session, students would have to appear for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to seek admission to any medical or dental colleges in the country.
Earlier this week, the apex court also turned down a batch of appeals by states seeking to conduct their own medical admission tests and ruled that "only NEET would enable students to get admission to MBBS or BDS studies".
Following the apex court's ruling, opposition parties have raised concerns that students passing out from state boards in vernacular languages and living in remote areas may not be able to perform well in common entrance exam despite being competitive.
Several MPs have demanded the government to bring forth an ordinance to stall the NEET for the current academic session.
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