Medical CET for All India from 2012
A Common All-India Medical Entrance Examination has been mooted from 2012 for Medical
colleges across the country. There are 300 Medical colleges and 1.6 lakh aspirants
across the country every year.
The move was announced formally on day one of the two-day National Conclave of Vice-
Chancellors of Medical Universities held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development
Administration (Yashada) on May 6.
Chairman of the Board of Governors in Medical Council of India (MCI), Dr. S. K. Sarin,
announced the urgent need for a Common National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET)
that would be common for all aspirants entering Medical education.
Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Dr. Arun Jamkar,
the organiser of the conclave told the audience, "An entrance test has already been
proposed by the MCI and it will be implemented from 2012."
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG 2012) - Common Entrance for MBBS
in India:
The Medical Council of India (MCI) will be conducting a common medical entrance
test for admission to undergraduate (UG) medical courses for the academic year of
2012-2013 in various institutes across India in May 2012.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG 2012) is a
common entrance for admission to MBBS, super specialty courses in India. The NEET-UG
2012 will be conducted as per the directives of the Supreme Court.
Syllabus for NEET-UG-2012:
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has issued a common core syllabus for the common
MBBS entrance exam.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) recommends the syllabus for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test for admission to MBBS courses across the country (NEETUG) after review of various
State syllabi as well as those prepared by Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE), National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) and Council
of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE). This is to establish uniformity
across the country keeping in view the relevance of different areas in medical education.
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