'Class 12 Marks Over NEET': Tamil Nadu Renews Call to Scrap Exam in Meeting With Nilekani (Source: X)
\n\nChairman 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.
\n\nAs 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.
\n\nThe 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.
\n\nDuring the meeting, the State Legislative Assembly’s unanimous resolution against NEET, passed on August 11, 2026, was also flagged.
\n\nAccordingly, the state government called for the scrapping of NEET and similar examinations held to offer admissions to medical and other courses.
\n\nThe 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…
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