The National Medical Commission, on March 9, announced that there would be no upper age limit to appear in the national entry test test, entrance tests to enter medical colleges throughout India.
Until now, students of all ages are permitted to appear in the NEET but this is only a result of temporary assistance given by the Supreme Court after a group of students challenged the government’s decision to improve the general age limit for students in 25 years and student reserves of students in 30 years and six years then.
The court has said that until the final case disposal of sustainable cases, the age limit criteria will not apply and have tried to know the NMC attitude about this problem.
In a letter issued for the national testing agency, which conducted the entrance examination, Secretary NMC Pulessh Kumar wrote that in the meeting held on October 21 last year, it was decided that there should be no upper age limit to appear in the NEET-UG examination.
“Next, the process for official notifications to change the regulations regarding the postgraduate medical education, 1997 for this effect has begun,” the letter said too.
Amit Gupta, a teacher who has helped students submit a petition called NMC moved victory for students who “sometimes realized late in their lives that they wanted to become a doctor”.
“There are many girls who get married early and start preparing Neet slower than others and also minority students who sometimes want to try their luck on treatment after completing religious education,” Gupta said. “It will be completely unqualified if there are people, especially from the background less able to be rejected their right to become a doctor who is considered a noble profession.” “
First in 2016 that the Secondary Education Council was under the Ministry of Education, which was then carried out by Neet, first decided to impose the criteria for the age limit for medical candidates. “
This decision was immediately challenged, first in the Delhi High Court and then the Supreme Court.
Every year, almost 14-15 Lakh students appear in a very competitive NEET, and those who track trends say that only a small piece of 3-4,000 – above 25 years.
“But our dispute is that even one student, if he wants to be a doctor late in life – must be allowed to appear in the test and if such limits are not applied anywhere even in developed countries, it should not be imposed in developing countries such as India , “Gupta said.
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