NEET: Jaynarayan Vyas writes letter to union Health minister


Gandhinagar, 18 April 2012

Gujarat Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas has written to the central Health ministry that Gujarat will join National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) only if its conditions are fulfilled. The state otherwise would not join NEET, a common medical test to be held by the Medical Council of India (MCI) for admission in colleges all over India, in 2012.

The minister has forwarded the conditions which are NEET should be offered in Gujarati language along with Hindi and English, the state will not part with 85 per cent seats reserved for local students, and there should be a separate merit list for Gujarat students.