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The Controversy and Equity Issues of NEET-Based Medical Exams

Thursday, May 14, 2026
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The Controversy and Equity Issues of NEET-Based Medical Exams

There was massive outcry.

And naturally, Tamil Nadu is back at it. They’re criticizing the whole all-India setup again. New Chief Minister Vijay is pushing hard. He’s demanding the Centre just abolish these NEET-based medical exams .

It’s not the first time this mess has happened, you know?

This isn't some isolated incident. It just keeps coming.

Remember 2024? That year, papers got leaked. FIRs were registered across six States. CBI got involved. There was that whole high-level Committee of Experts under Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, the former ISRO chair. They came up with ninety-five recommendations. Recommendations for reforms.

But what happened? Two years later. Another leak. Another cancellation. It just keeps repeating itself.

The CM, Vijay, said something pretty sharp on social media about this latest cancellation. He pointed out that this wasn't the first time this whole thing got compromised.

He brought up that pattern. Conclusive proof of flaws. Structural flaws in a national exam. That’s what he was arguing.

It’s about who benefits. That’s the core argument from Tamil Nadu. They’ve been fighting NEET from the very beginning. They argue it just favors the rich. The urban kids. The ones with English schooling.

It leaves out everyone else. Students from rural areas. Those who went to government schools. Those from Tamil medium backgrounds. And families who just can't afford it. They get left behind.

The state government keeps reiterating their demand. It’s long pending. They want NEET abolished. They want the states to fill the seats themselves. Based on the Class 12 marks. The state quota. MBBS, BDS, AYUSH. That was the demand.

But the process is messy. Last year, then CM M.K. Stalin had a bill ready. A bill asking for exemption from NEET. It got rejected by the President. A dead end.

Then the state moved it to the Supreme Court. Challenging the President’s decision. That fight just keeps going. It’s never really settled.

The system itself feels broken, doesn't it?

This whole situation is about access. It’s about equity. It’s about whether a national test can actually be fair. Or if it just becomes another mechanism for sorting people.

It’s about the structure underneath.

People are watching. They see this cycle.

They want the structure changed. They want the state to have the final say on filling those seats.

It’s a slow burn, really. A political and social pressure cooker. The history of the opposition to NEET is long. It’s deeper than this single exam cancellation.

They test access. They test privilege.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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