When NEET was introduced, its purpose was to make it the single medical entrance test in the country for most of the colleges. This aim is now coming nearer to realization with the authorities now deciding that the AIPVT (All India Pre Veterinary Test) 2017 would now take place through 2017 NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test).
This change is of great significance to all the medical aspirants in the country.
The Veterinary Council of India came out with an official notification in this regard and announced that it intends to use the NEET 2017 UG merit for the purpose of allocating seats to all the veterinary colleges across the country, apart from the colleges located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The admissions to the students on the basis of the NEET merit list will be given to the AH and BVSc course as part of the 15% India wide quota. The notification released by the Council also says that the VCI won’t conduct the AIPVT 2017.
As per the notification, the application must be a minimum of 17 years old as of 31st December 2017. Those belonging to the reserved category have been given an age relaxation of 5 years.
With the date of examination (7 May) approaching and the NEET issue still being discussed in the Apex court, all eyes are on the judiciary to resolve the pending issues between the authorities and the students.