The question marks raised on NEET actually showcase a lot of deeply rooted problems persisting in India. For: students from rural areas trust their state boards more and think qualifying state board-conducted exams will be easier for them. Others think having one exam for admission is better than burdening aspirants with many exams. In 2017, NEET gained a lot of negative publicity which has directly challenged its authenticity. There is a lot of discussion going on regarding the benefits and disadvantages of NEET.
But amidst all this, what people are not realizing is that NEET has brought a lot of clarity. So, just criticizing the exam won’t help. Awareness among the students from the rural areas should be created, and fear among the students should be removed. NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is the centralized exam organized by CBSE for medical colleges admission. Approximately 54,000 seats for various courses in private as well as government institutes are allocated to students based on their NEET scores. Through this article,e we wish to spread the information related to the NEET exam, with the view that aspirants would understand relevance.
Controversies/Scandals:
There is a lot of outrage from the people against NEET and many cases are piled up in courts mentioning the dilemma of the marks scored in NEET.
We bring to you the Top 5 scandals on NEET 2017
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Anitha Shanmugam, a 17-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, approached the Supreme Court against NEET. She could not clear NEET as she didn’t have the prior knowledge of English to understand the questions and the syllabus was different from what she had studied in the state board.
She didn’t find any ray of hope from the Central Government due to which she committed suicide. People claimed that NEET only favors the people from Urban areas and the rich people who can afford the coaching centers.
Hacking NEET Server:
Five Engineers in Noida hacked the NEET server. One of the accused is a supervisor of an examination center in Noida. They hacked the server which conducts the entrance examination for the postgraduate medical courses. They successfully hacked the next server, T, which raised questions on the security and the Integrity of the system used for the Nation’s one of the most prestigious exam. This incident created many doubts among people over this exam’s reliability, and many accused the board of irresponsibility. People said the technology which is being used for these prestigious examinations should be foolproof. Firewalls should be implemented and thoroughly monitored to avoid these kinds of situations in the future.
NEET Top scorers conspired with private colleges:
One of the buzz that is being surrounded is the NEET top scorers conspired with a few private colleges. They choose the course in their college until the last-minute counseling to block the seats and later sell the seats to the students who scored less. These situations have the worst impact on the NEET. The students who are eligible to secure the seat are not able to get it due to the private colleges. In opioid situations, the government and the board should impose stringent laws on the colleges and the people who are using the loopholes to gain the advantage.
4. Hacking Results:
The news that shattered people’s faith in NEET was when one official from the company conducted the NEE informed that the servers could be hacked. It is tough to digest for the students who really worked hard to do well in the exams and prepare for the exam day and night. The allegation is that the company that was chosen to conduct NEET was not selected by following all the procedures and it was done to favour that company. All the allegations which were there need to be clear to gain confidence among the students and the people.
Cheating with the help of the Head of the Examination Centres:
Heads of the Examination centers conspired with hackers to hack the server and allow the students to their examination center and provide the students with the Internet or connect to the outside world and access anything by favoring them.
Our View: “Corruption should be condemned not NEET”
As many scandals are surrounding the NEET, the question of its legitimacy came into existence. Also inflicting fear among the students who are aspiring to become Doctors is increasing. As this is the only exam that they can take to live up to their dream. Concerned departments and the government should try to clear all these conspiracies and help the students by efficiently conducting the exam. Proper discussion should happen in continuing the NEET as many students are worried about their future. The notion that NEET only favors the students from the coaching centers and the people who are accustomed to English and CBSE should be abolished completely.
In our view, CBSE and Govt. should come into the picture and bring uniformity to NEET’s syllabus and exam pattern. No student should feel overburdened just because they are unable to grab a few concepts which are never taught to them by their state boards. Having a centralised exam was a great move but what followed could have been easily avoided. The framework for conducting NEET should follow very stringent rules ensuring no tampering in any way.