Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday mentioned that the state authorities is constant its opposition to National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Talking to media individuals, the minister mentioned that he and the state had given a brand new illustration to the Union Health Minister to get rid of NEET.

The minister mentioned that in the course of the state authorities has given replies to the Union Ministry for Home affairs on the clarifications they requested concerning the petition of the state authorities on NEET exemption.

Ma Subramanian mentioned that he was anticipating the Union well being ministry to name him and the State Health Secretary to New Delhi quickly to speak on a closing determination concerning NEET.

He additionally mentioned that it was not solely Tamil Nadu however states like Uttarkhand have been additionally against NEET and NeXT. The minister mentioned that a number of college students have additionally raised their objection to NEET.

The minister mentioned that there 6326 MBBS seats in medical faculties of Tamil Nadu together with authorities and personal medical faculties. He mentioned that there could be 1768 seats for BDS programs within the state.

It could also be famous that there have been 6067 MBBS seats and 1380 BDS seats in Tamil Nadu final yr. The variety of seats underneath the 7.5 % quota for presidency college college students within the seat is 473 for MBBS and 133 seats for BDS this yr.

In Tamil Nadu, there are 36 authorities medical faculties, one ESI medical school, 21 self-finance medical faculties, and 13 deemed medical faculties within the state.