Prakash Javadekar, a month before, had made an announcement that National Testing agency will conduct NEET from 2019 onwards, twice a year and in online mode only. However now, the Health Ministry is claiming some major drawback of this decision. As per various newspaper reports, it is also being said that the Ministry of Health has written a letter to MHRD about how the public announcement on the NEET being conducted in CBT mode was made “without formal consultation” with them. Thus, now MHRD might reconsider the decision of NEET 2019 conduct.
As per the reports, there are 8 major problems highlighted in the letter by Health Ministry to MHRD. One of the major problems is that if the Computer Based Test (CBT) is implied, then rural and economically poor families will be at a disadvantage.
The Health Ministry also fears that if NTA would conduct exam in February and May, this would mean a continuous period of 4-5 months of exams for the class 12 students as, during the February-March period, class 12 students also appear in the Board exams. This may add to the pressure on students.
Health Ministry fears that NTA conducting NEET in online mode will be unfair to the economically backward students and the NTA proposed NEET calendar will add to extra pressure on the class 12 students.
Now that Health Ministry disagrees with MHRD’s decision, a meeting was held between officers of the Health and HRD ministries, suggests the newspapers reports. After which the decision to maintain the status quo, only for the NEET, till 2019, has been made.
Thus, until at least 2019, NEET might continue in Pen and Paper mode only. In addition to that, newspaper report also claims that CBSE and not National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct NEET in 2019. Also, NEET might remain an annual entrance examination, which means in 2019, NEET will be conducted once.
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Summarising, we can now say that the decision of conducting NEET 2019 by NTA, twice a year and in CBT mode remains unclear. If the Ministry of Health’s concerns are taken into consideration by MHRD then, NEET 2019 will be conducted once a year, in pen and paper mode and by CBSE.
Students are advised to not worry about the mode and time of conduction of the examination. The NEET 2019 syllabus is the same. Also, no changes will be made in the exam pattern and eligibility. Thus, the preparations must go on without any hindrances. Until any final notice or official announcement of NEET 2019 – Stay prepared for the exam in the best possible manner.
Do you think the Ministry of Health’s concerns are legit? What do you think the mode of conduction of national entrance examinations like NEET and JEE Main should be? Should these exams be bi-annual? Do let us know your opinions in the comment section below. Stay tuned with AglaSem news for more!
NEET BECOME A BIG JOKE NOW.JUST PLAYING WITH THE CAREER OF THE STUDENTS.NO NEED TO ANNOUNCE ALL EARLIER THINGS ABOUT THE CHANGE IN SYSTEM IF PREPARATIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH.WHAT IS THE HURRY?WE CAN’T CHANGE THE SYSTEM WITH IN A NIGHT.A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD BE THERE FOR ALL THIS NEW INTRODUCING SYSTEM OF NEET/JEE EXAMINATION.
It would be better for me and all the students if exam will be pen and paper based and twice a year as we can be experienced in first attempt and in second attempt we may prepare better…..
I totally agreed with mhrd for the decision to avoid cbt mode of exam for this year, but bi-annual mode is excellent…and for 12th class stds this will not be the depressing issue.
Neet Twice in a year is good for repeaters as well as for freshers so this will help them preparing for both board exam and neet.The student will not waste their time
In my opinion, it should be online as it helps in less errors as compared to pen and paper. No extra time wastage in filling the bubbles and most importantly, the student get to identify the left over questions very quickly just as looking at the panel which is not possible in pen and paper mode. Everything is digital now-a-days, so should be the exam. Even rural area students give AIIMS and get qualify also, get seats also. Same should be with NEET. And the exam should be twice in my opinion as it help student to rectify his mistake within some months and not an entire year and can focus more effectively in improving those as he had just given the exams, so he must be knowing his weak areas more precisely than preparing for a year.
So at last I would say that in my opinion the earlier decision to conduct NEET Exam twice and in Online mode was the best foe the smooth conduction of exmas!
In my opnion, MHRD’s concerns are right for not conducting CBT but conducting entrance twice a year has probably got no disadvantage as the students will only get a better experience to bear the exam pressure in the first time and will be more cool-off in the second conduct. Since the marks of only the better conduct will be taken into consideration and it will also avoid chances for students to take a gap year or so.
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It should be held twice because this will relieve their pressure since best of two will be taken. Besides there are health reasons too. Many students can not perform well due to anxiety
Jee main will be conducted twice but neet is not .Discriminatory,disadvantageous and insulting to medical aspirants .Neet also must be taken twice Online/CBT or offline doesn’t matter.Restore balance.
Neet 2019 should be taken twice and mode of conduction should also bein CBT.
Neet must be online Because it reduces the risk of marking answers for the wrong questions due to tensed working in the exam hall. Also neet shouls be conducted twice a year which helps the aspirants in many ways. . .
It is a disadvantage for the neet aiming students to get a single chance to proof themselves…i appreciate the pen paper mode exam pattern..but neet should be made twice a year to prevent partiallity with the jee students who will get the oppurtunity to sit twice in the examination in a year..
Neet will be taken once in a year
By NTA not by CBSC
By pan and paper mode only
Can NEET never be neat? Why is the government not stern in making decisions? Every other month , they keep changing the declaration………that’s insane! If JEE mains can be conducted twice, why not NEET?
NEET and JEE both should be conducted only once a year otherwise it will put nerve wrecking pressure on the students who have to take up the board exams also.They should be offline with each student getting exactly the same questions , offline because who will take responsibility for the online mode glitches,assess but assess on exactly the same questions for each and every student
Nta’s decision of conducting neet twice a year with cbt mode is beneficial for all the students and I hope this is implemented from 2019