Teachers move SC against NEET

After Karnataka, junior college teachers in Maharashtra have said no to the 2012 medical entrance test.

Stating that the state syllabus is not on a par with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), junior colleges are opposed to the proposed National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2012.  Maharashtra Federation for Junior College Teachers, along with an education NGO, DEEPER, have filed a petition in the Supreme Court for opting out of the exam until 2014.

The Federation is demanding that the exam be conducted in 2014, after the state board has implemented its revised syllabus that will bring state students on par with their CBSE counterparts.

Anil Deshmukh, general secretary, of the Federation, said, “NEET will not benefit Maharashtra students. Almost 40 to 50% of the exam is based on the syllabus of the CBSE. Our students will not be able to answer many questions. They will feel demoralised.’’