Here’s how NEET should be restructured Premium
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On Friday (August 2), the Supreme Court put the government on a deadline to completely restructure the NEET exam process. What should this restructuring be? Balaji Sampath shares some key changes that are needed.
On Friday (August 2), the Supreme Court put the government on a deadline to completely restructure the NEET exam process.
What should this restructuring be? Here are some key changes needed.
The NEET-UG final results data put out by the National Technical Agency shows a 3 lakh increase in test takers this year — nearly a 15% increase over last year. This is a trend, not just a one-time phenomenon.
The NTA data shows that each year from 2021, the number of students appearing for NEET has been increasing at an alarming rate. In 2021, 15.9 lakh students wrote NEET and this has now increased to 23.3 lakh in 2024. This shows a cumulative increase of 12% per year.
Although the number of Class 12 students passing out nationwide has remained more or less the same, the number of students writing NEET has been increasing year over year. This year’s increase is particularly steep. Much of this steep rise has come from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan where the the number of students appearing for NEET has risen 25–30%.
This increase is not the result of more Class 12 students attempting NEET. The increase can be attributed to students repeating NEET multiple times. As more and more students from previous years repeat NEET along with the recent Class 12 pass-outs, the overall number increases.
Repeaters who attempt the examination two-three times have an unfair advantage over recent Class 12 pass-outs. They have to focus only on NEET preparation, whereas Class 12 students have to attend school and study for board exams along with the preparation for NEET. As repeat students increase, Class 12 students are being edged out of the competition. If this trend continues, soon Class 12 pass-outs will not stand a chance and everyone will be forced to become a multi-year repeater.
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