Friday, July 28, 2017

Doctors stage protest against NEET
Special Correspondent 

SALEM, July 28, 2017 00:00 IST



Members of Service Doctors and Post-Graduates Association staging a demonstration in front of the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem city on Thursday.E. Lakshmi NarayananE_Lakshmi Narayanan;E_Lakshmi Narayanan

Government doctors and post-graduate students affiliated to the Service Doctors and Post-Graduates Association (SDPGA) staged demonstration in front of the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in the city on Thursday demanding exemption for the students from Tamil Nadu from National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

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They said that NEET for admission into under-graduate medical courses; for admission into the post-graduate medical courses; and for the super-speciality for MCH and DM courses immensely harmed the interest of the Tamil Nadu students.

The State Assembly has unanimously adopted two Bills to bypass the Centre’s NEET for the UG and PG medical admissions, which are waiting for the President’s assent. They sought President’s assent for both the Bills without any delay.

Sarala Bai, president of the Salem district unit of the SDPGA, led the agitation, in which Karthikeyan, its district secretary, and others participated.






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