The discussion about eliminating the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was reignited by TN Chief Minister M K Stalin, days after the recent death of a 17-year-old Jagadeeswaran and his father Selva Sekhar after the boy failed to clear NEET-2023.
The Prime Minister’s statement thus also triggered off a series of thought-waves among a large number of academics, sector experts, and representatives of higher education and skilling institutions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi that with the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP), Indian students will be able to study in their own local language, which will benefit their all-round.
PM Modi emphasised the importance of regional languages in education at the inaugural event of the All India Education Convention at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on July 29.