On Monday, AIADMK opposed the JEE and NEET exam and demanded that state governments should be given authority to hold such exams.
The AIADMK member M Thambui Durai said “the National Testing Agency will hold entrance tests twice a year, students would spend more time preparing for it than concentrate on their Class 12 syllabus. Such joint or combined tests only help elites get through”. He also mentioned the fact that the shortage of the doctors in the rural areas is because states are not allowed to hold the tests.
Meanwhile, HRD minister Prakash Jvadekar said that JEE and NEET will be held in the computer based mode. Also due to lack of internet everywhere, these tests will not be in online mode and government is also considering the option of paper-pen exam during the first transitional year.
He also said that students can take training to appear for the computer-based test.