Maharashtra to knock on President's door over NEET

May 15, 2016 00:23

Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde today said the state government will seek the President's intervention after the Supreme Court made National Eligibility cum Entrance Test compulsory for admission to medical and dental colleges.

Union Health Minister J P Nadda had convened a meeting of the Medical Education Ministers of all states which conducted their own Common Entrance Tests in New Delhi on May 16, Tawde said.

"After the meeting, if needed we will meet the President seeking his intervention," the state medical education minister said.

Review and modification petition filed by Maharashtra is currently pending in the Supreme Court. The state's objection to NEET is that it is based on CBSE syllabus, while majority of students in Maharashtra are from state-board schools/colleges.

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