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Scrap NEET, allow admissions based on Class 12 marks, Tamil Nadu urges Nilekani

Scrap NEET, allow admissions based on Class 12 marks, Tamil Nadu urges Nilekani

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The Tamil Nadu government reiterated its opposition to NEET and similar entrance exams, calling for admissions based solely on Class 12 marks. It communicated this stance in a meeting and appealed to the central examination‑reform task force led by Nandan Nilekani to recommend scrapping NEET and other comparable tests for medical and higher‑education courses, advocating that students be admitted on the basis of their Class 12 results.

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    CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday urged the centre’s examination-reform task force headed by Nandan Nilekani to recommend scrapping of NEET and other similar entrance tests for medical and higher education courses, and admit students on the basis of their Class 12 marks. The demand was…

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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday urged the centre’s examination-reform task force headed by Nandan Nilekani to recommend scrapping of NEET and other similar entrance tests for medical and higher education courses, and admit students on the basis of their Class 12 marks. The demand was…

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Scrap NEET, allow admissions based on Class 12 marks, Tamil Nadu urges Nilekani

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday urged the centre’s examination-reform task force headed by Nandan Nilekani to recommend scrapping of NEET and other similar entrance tests for medical and higher education courses, and admit students on the basis of their Class 12 marks. The demand was…

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