GUWAHATI, May 3 - In view of the Supreme Court�s April 28 judgement on holding National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), State Government has decided to put its scheduled Combined Entrance Examination (CEE) for MBBS and BDS courses in abeyance.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the decision on holding NEET for admission into MBBS and BDS will deprive students of Assam and other North Eastern States as majority of them reside in rural and semi urban areas and a different syllabus has been imposed on them in the guise of NEET. Moreover, the State Government is also concerned regarding the language proposed for the NEET.
In a statement here on Tuesday, Gogoi said, �We fully understand the apprehensions of the students and their parents and the Government has decided to file a review petition before the Supreme Court.� Gogoi, meanwhile, called upon the students to take steps on full throttle to appear for the NEET to be held on July 24. He also appealed to the student community not to be bogged down by the recent development and should go ahead with their preparations for the NEET.
Gogoi also said that the decision on holding the NEET for admission into MBBS and BDS course has the potential of affecting the tenets of federal structure of the country and remarked that if this trend continues all other sectors where States have greater say will continue to be affected. When the Judges of the High Court are selected state-wise, why a bar has been clamped on selecting students for MBBS and BDS course state-wise? Gogoi retorted.
In view of the recent development, the State Government has decided to open a Counselling Cell to guide the aspiring students. The contact details of the Cell to be operational from the office of the Director of Medical Education and will be notified soon.
