A week after the Tamil Nadu government's opposition to holding the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) was rejected by the Supreme Court, doctors in Coimbatore on Tuesday decided to rally behind the government and oppose the common entrance test.
The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA), the Indian Medical Association and the Students Council of Government Hospitals communicated "their strong opposition" to the court order. They said the move was disadvantageous towards Tamil medium students and those who are studying state board syllabus (Samacheer Kalvi).
Speaking to journalists, state vice-president of the TNGDA and president of Coimbatore district's chapter of the association Dr N Ravishankar said, "Since it is an entrance test set up by the central government, it will be based on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus."
"However, that syllabus in South India is available only in the bigger cities and the major syllabus here is Samacheer Kalvi, which is different in terms of depth of topics and the way students are taught," he said. "The question paper will also be in English and Hindi. How will a rural student from a Tamil medium school even attempt this question?"
The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA), the Indian Medical Association and the Students Council of Government Hospitals communicated "their strong opposition" to the court order. They said the move was disadvantageous towards Tamil medium students and those who are studying state board syllabus (Samacheer Kalvi).
Speaking to journalists, state vice-president of the TNGDA and president of Coimbatore district's chapter of the association Dr N Ravishankar said, "Since it is an entrance test set up by the central government, it will be based on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus."
"However, that syllabus in South India is available only in the bigger cities and the major syllabus here is Samacheer Kalvi, which is different in terms of depth of topics and the way students are taught," he said. "The question paper will also be in English and Hindi. How will a rural student from a Tamil medium school even attempt this question?"