Tamil Nadu passes bill, 7.5% quota for govt school students in medical admission

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The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to approve 7.5% quota within the existing reservation in medical undergraduate courses for the students of state government schools from this academic year. It will be applicable for students clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). After the implementation of NEET, there were reports that the representation of government school students in medical colleges in the state had reduced drastically.

Justice P Kalaiyarasan committee submitted a report pointing the huge disparities in the socio-economic status of the students of the government and private schools. Only four students from government schools got admitted under government quota during 2018-19 and five during 2019-20. The quota is being considered in the private medical colleges too.