State pulls off from the JEE from next year, medical test already being conducted at state level
Maharashtra would conduct a common entrance test (CET) for medical and engineering both from 2016-17. This virtually means that state goes back to the system which was in place till 2012 when two tests were held together.
A decision in this regard was taken by the higher and technical education department early this week. Education minister Vinod Tawde confirmed the development. "A notification in this regard would be issued soon," said Tawde.
There would be four papers in the CET. While Physics and Chemistry papers would be common and compulsory for admission in both set of professional courses, there would be an option for Mathematics and Biology papers. Engineering aspirants would have to take Mathematics paper and medical aspirants-Biology.
The CET would be based on state-board curriculum. Other modalities of the exam and competent authority are being chalked out.
Those who wish to keep their options open for both the streams can take all four papers. The similar system was in place till 2012.
Then Centre introduced JEE and NEET, the national level tests for engineering and medical admissions.
Maharashtra abolished the state level tests and started admission on the basis of national tests. The NEET experiment was over in 2013 after an adverse SC decision, prompting the state to start MH-CET for health science courses.
However, the JEE is still there. Admission in engineering colleges across Maharashtra this year is also being done through JEE score. But state wishes to pull off from it reportedly because many students are opting to study out of the state leaving larger number of vacancies in engineering colleges of Maharashtra.
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