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Over 100 writers urge Karnataka CM to pass resolution against NEET
Deccan Herald reports that more than 100 writers, thinkers and former judges have urged Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to pass a resolution in the monsoon session against NEET and the…
The Story in Brief
Deccan Herald reports that more than 100 writers, thinkers and former judges have urged Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to pass a resolution in the monsoon session against NEET and the National Testing Agency (NTA). The petition argues that mandating NEET for medical admissions undermines the federal structure and state autonomy over education. It calls for a return to the earlier system where states handled medical admissions. The signatories claim NEET favours urban and affluent students due to coaching costs and reduces school learning to a single day’s multiple-choice test. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Gopalagowda is among the signatories.
The Indian Opinion
The petition against NEET rightly points to coaching-driven inequality and the erosion of state say in education. But the claim that NEET 'diminishes' all of school education is one-sided, board marks, once part of the equation, were themselves unreliable. The bigger question is whether Karnataka can craft a better alternative under Article 254(2) or whether this becomes symbolic politics. Watch for the legislative debate and the President’s eventual response.
Source: deccanherald.com
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