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Parliamentary panel proposes two-stage NEET UG exam format
A parliamentary panel has proposed a two-stage format for NEET UG, with a common preliminary test followed by course-specific mains for MBBS, nursing, and AYUSH streams. The Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, in a report on the NTA’s functioning, said the change would reduce ‘avoidable competition’ among the over 22 lakh candidates. The panel also called for a parliamentary framework to ensure NTA accountability.
The committee recommended the NTA build a large, regularly updated question bank to reduce paper leak risks. It urged involving experts from IITs, AIIMS and IIMs in question development and translation. The two-stage proposal is a suggestion for the NTA to examine, not an immediate change to the exam system.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The three outlets uniformly report the Parliamentary Committee's recommendations, presenting the two-stage format proposal and question bank reforms as the main news. All carry the committee’s call for a parliamentary framework to hold the NTA accountable, with Mathrubhumi additionally stressing the restoration of public trust as a central goal. NDTV and News9 focus on the procedural nature of the proposal, a suggestion for the NTA to examine, while Mathrubhumi frames it more as an advised restructuring. The uniform coverage means no significant stance divergence emerges. The next concrete step is the NTA's examination of the two-stage format feasibility.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): ndtv.com (neutral report), news9live.com (neutral report), mathrubhumi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
