‘Class 12 Marks Over NEET’: Tamil Nadu Renews Call to Scrap Exam in Meeting With Nilekani

'Class 12 Marks Over NEET': Tamil Nadu Renews Call to Scrap Exam in Meeting With Nilekani (Source: X)

Chairman of the High Powered Task Force on Examination Reforms, Nandan Nilekani, on Wednesday, November 4, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at the Secretariat, where the latter reiterated the state's firm stance on the country's largest medical entrance examination, NEET, calling for its abolition.

As PTI reported, panel members attended the meeting, including IIT-Madras Director V Kamakoti, former Union Education Secretary Anita Karwal, and EkStep Foundation CEO Shankar Maruwada.

The release cited by the news agency stated that the TN government reaffirmed its stance on NEET and similar examinations for admission to higher education courses. It pressed for merit-based admissions, particularly on the basis of marks secured by students in Class 12.

During the meeting, the State Legislative Assembly’s unanimous resolution against NEET, passed on August 11, 2026, was also flagged.

Accordingly, the state government called for the scrapping of NEET and similar examinations held to offer admissions to medical and other courses.

The High-Powered Task Force (HPTF), headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, was formed in August 2025 to look into and suggest detailed reforms pertaining to the…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi