Objective-type questions and a percentile score to determine in the proposed National
eligibility-cum-entrance test (NEET)
An expert committee constituted to look into modalities of
the proposed single entrance test for admission to all MBBS courses across India
has recommended that there should be no negative marking in the exam.
The committee set up by the Medical Council of India (MCI) has also recommended
that there should be objective-type questions and a percentile score to determine
the merit of all applicants in the proposed National eligibility-cum-entrance test
(NEET) for admission to MBBS courses from the next year. The recommendations have
been submitted to the MCI and its board of governors will soon take a final call
after consulting officials of the health ministry.
If the expert panel's suggestion is accepted, it will be for the first
time that the medical entrance test will not have such a system. Sources said that
the suggestion of not having negative marking was rooted in concerns of low scores
by applicants in the entrance exam, leading to MBBS seats going vacant. In this
context, the Medical Council is also working on the possibility of lowering the
cut-offs for MBBS admissions.
Courtesy: Times of India
