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NEET will affect rural students: UT Khader

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October 30, 2012

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Mangalore, October 30: The implementation of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET-UG) instead of Common Entrance Test (CET) will affect the rural students and those studying under the state syllabus, said Mangalore MLA U T Khader.

 

Addressing a press meet at district Congress office, here on Tuesday, Mr Khader expressed concern that due to this system, students from poor background in the state would be unable to compete with urban students in the country who had studied CBSE-prepared curriculum in schools and colleges.

 

“They have to be educated and taught in the CBSE syllabus to be as capable as those studying under the central system. To ensure this, teachers also have to be trained, and basic resources are needed. Either the state government has to take proper steps to train them within the upcoming exam in this academic year or the implement itself has to be postponed to the next academic year,” he said.

 

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been directed by Supreme Court to conduct the NEET-UG and be made mandatory from the academic year 2013-14. Initially the students were preparing themselves for a common entrance test (CET) in their respective state, but now they have to switch to CBSE model of education.

 

Road repair of 2-km stretch in Ullal

 

Mr Khader said that under the jurisdiction of his constituency, the two-kilometre stretch from Rani Abbakka Circle to Mogaveerapatna and Kotepura in Ullal is in a pathetic condition. The road cannot be traversed. In spite of a special grant of 75 lakhs having been sanctioned a year ago, repair work has not yet begun on that stretch. Out of the grant, only 40 lakhs were released, he said.

 

If the administration does not begin the road repair within 10-15 days, the party will hold a protest together with the residents of surrounding areas, he said, urging the administration to take steps to ensure better roads.

 

The state government is tied up in internal conflicts which haven't been resolved so far. From the past five months, no development or long-term programmes have been undertaken by the government, he said.

 

Local Congress leaders Mohan Mendon and T K Sudhir were present at the press conference.


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