NationalFriday, 24 July 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
NEET’s three promises failed, says M.K. Stalin; calls for state control over medical admissions
On July 2026, M.K. Stalin said NEET failed on its three promises and urged transfer of medical admission powers to States.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M.K. Stalin said NEET had failed on its three promises and urged that medical admission powers be returned to the States.
Key specifics
- NEET was introduced with 3 major promises: reduce multiple entrance exams, end capitation fee, and improve medical education quality.
- M.K. Stalin said the system has shifted the centre of learning from schools to coaching centres.
- The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly had unanimously passed the NEET exemption Bill based on the Justice A.K. Rajan Committee recommendation.
- He argued that States which establish, fund and maintain medical colleges should decide admissions.
- The statement linked NEET to inequality affecting rural, government-school, first-generation and Tamil-medium students.
Exam lens
Question type: Polity and education policy, NEET, State List vs Union control, Justice A.K. Rajan Committee, Tamil Nadu Assembly Bill; TNPSC may ask the three NEET promises and Tamil Nadu’s stand on admission powers.