Published 15:39 IST, July 15th 2020
NEET: Tamil Nadu approves 7.5% quota for govt school students in UG medical courses
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday approved a 7.5% quota within the existing reservation in medical UG courses
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Tamil Nu Cabinet led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday approved a 7.5% quota within existing reservation in medical UG courses. quota has been extended for students of state government's higher secondary schools in state and will be applicable to students appearing for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
“quota within quota” covers government seats in private colleges too, according to news ncy PTI.
Tamil Nu h earlier faced massive backlash from opposition after it sought exemption from NEET, owing to Coronavirus situation in state.
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NEET 2020 Exam latest updates
NEET-UG is conducted for Undergruate Medical courses like MBBS and BDS, while NEET-PG is conducted for Post Gruate Medical Courses like M.S and M.D. test was rescheduled for July 26 earlier and will w be conducted on September 13. NEET PG students are currently undergoing ir counselling processes for which details can be checked from online reporting portal via official website at https://mcc.nic.in/.
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exam conducting ncy, NTA, has increased number of centres to twice as compared to number of centres in last year. re are over 6000 centres this year. NTA has planned social distancing and special rules for students.
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15:39 IST, July 15th 2020