NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: With engineering aspirants getting 4 makes an attempt at computer-based JEE (Main) this 12 months, senior officers of the ministries of schooling and well being apart from the National Testing Agency will meet on Monday to resolve on the modalities of NEET-UG and whether or not it could be held greater than every year for the advantage of medical aspirants.
The authorities determined to conduct the computer-based JEE (Main) twice a 12 months in 2019 and expanded it to 4 occasions a 12 months from 2021. However, the medical entrance take a look at continues to be held in pen-and-paper mode and simply every year. Close to 16 lakh aspirants registered for NEET-UG 2020, of which greater than 13.5 lakh candidates appeared.
Dr Rakesh Yadav, president, Faculty Association of AIIMS, and Dr S Kumar, chancellor of Sri DevCaraj Urs University in Kolar, really feel ‘one unhealthy day shouldn’t lead to losing a tutorial 12 months’. “A pupil might not be capable of seem as a result of varied causes or might have a foul day. Therefore, like the engineering entrance, NEET can also be performed a number of occasions,” stated Yadav.
Two key factors on the agenda for Monday’s assembly, in response to authorities sources, are whether or not the entrance take a look at ought to shift from pen-paper mode to computer-based and performed twice yearly. “World over, reliance on on-line exams as a result of its reliability and safety is properly established. So it’s time for NEET to surrender the pen-paper mannequin as majority of pilferage occurs throughout switch of fabric to varied examination centres,” stated Kumar.
“If NTA can handle the logistics, NEET as a computer-based examination is a good suggestion,” added Yadav.
While the last determination rests with the well being ministry, senior schooling ministry officers say that other than profit to the candidates, the computer-based take a look at would be extra clear, quicker and with a neater analysis course of, and there’ll be no delay in declaration of outcomes.
Students really feel they need to get the advantage of a number of checks like the engineering aspirants. However, some are sceptical of creating it computer-based. P R Subbaraman, a pupil from Chennai, stated he welcomes the thought of NEET twice a 12 months. “But on-line checks have many challenges, together with connectivity points. It’s higher to put in writing a pen-paper examination,” he stated.
However, there are aspirants who really feel that as NTA and IITs have efficiently performed JEE (Main), making NEET-UG computer-based wouldn’t be an issue.
