Hyderabad, July 26: The state, which has been shying away from national common tests all these years citing “Presidential Order” on local and non-local issues and its reservations policy, will have to do away with Eamcet medical exam, since the MCI submitted to the apex court that it would also release state-wise merit lists and individual states could undertake admissions on their own without disturbing their reservation policies and other issues.
The proposal had been rejected by several states last year including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and MCI had shelved the idea following a stay sought by a resident of Tamil Nadu.
However, the Supreme Court last week gave a verdict asking the MCI to go ahead with the national exam.
Meanwhile, officials of the Higher Education department are tight-lipped over the issue. They say that any decision regarding abolishing the Eamcet medical exam has to be taken by the government. “It requires Cabinet approval.
Following the SC directions, we are left with no option but to abolish the Eamcet medical exam. Since the MCI has agreed to release state-wise merit lists and give flexibility for respective states to conduct their own admissions, there is no ground for any objections now as it does not interfere with the state’s admission policy,” said a senior official.
The department has submitted a report to the government on the implications of the SC verdict and the issue is expected to come up in the Cabinet soon.
The national test will be called National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET-UG). The NEET will be the only entry route to the nearly 42,000 MBBS seats in private and government colleges across the country. The mammoth exam would be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
As per the MCI proposal, the NEET would lead to an all-India merit list as well as state-wise merit lists of eligible candidates.
Candidates would be admitted only on the basis of the merit list.