MEA Makes NEET Mandatory for Medical Aspirants from Pakistan & Bangladesh
Ministry of External Affairs has decided to scrap exemption process for the religious minority students from Bangladesh and Pakistan who want to pursue the medical course
In a move to streamline the medical admission process in the country, for the religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who want to pursue medical courses on self-financing basis, Ministry of External Affairs has decided to scrap exemption given to them.
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The government took the decision after the Supreme Court ordered on the issue in 2016. The NDA Government at the centre allowed persecuted religious migrants from Bangladesh and Pakistan to study medical courses in India through self-financing schemes on the basis of their performance in examinations of class 12th. But they were required to get at least 60% marks in science subject and 50% marks in English. NDA Government took the decision to be more considerate towards the religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who are mostly Hindus.
But last year, CBSE announced that from 2017-18 onwards the medical admissions in all the medical and dental colleges of the country will be based on NEET even for the foreign nationals. There is a list of 26 medical colleges in the country from where MEA facilitates the admission of these students on the basis of self-finance. AIIMS and Safdarjung Medical College and Hospital are also part of this list of institutes.
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NEET is an entrance examination for students who want to study undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS or postgraduate courses in government or private medical colleges in the country. The examinations are conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE. Moreover, NEET UG course replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) test and all the MBBS exams conducted by different states in 2013.