Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir has decided to not to accept the Medical Council of India's (MCI) National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for offering admission into various Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) medical courses. As per sources, Jammu & Kashmir will continue to enroll students through its Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE).
R S Chibb, State's Minister for Medical Education, told the sources that a communication in this regard has already been sent to the union government. In addition, he said that it was not in the interest of the candidates of Jammu and Kashmir to do away with the BOPEE, which had been created through a legislation passed by the state legislature.
Further, Mr. Chibb added that whatever happens in the rest of the country, BOPEE will continue to conduct such examinations in their state. As per sources, the Union Health Ministry has asked the MCI to present the proposal of NEET in the two-day conference of state health ministers, which will be conducted in Hyderabad later this month.
