With no retest date announced for the recently cancelled National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) exam, students, parents and educators have expressed anger, frustration and anxiety over additional study load and pressure, and the possibility of delayed admissions resulting in less time for course work. While they welcomed the exemption of fee for the retest, many called the cancellation a major failure of the examination system..
Over 20 lakh students have to take the retest for more than 10 medical courses, competing for over 2.5 lakh seats.
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Describing the entire episode as unfair and stressful, groups of concerned people are demanding transport support for students when they retake the exam.
The Tamil Nadu Consumers Federation said that free bus/train travel should be provided to NEET aspirants. Students travel beyond their own States, or districts within their respective States, to take the exam, bearing significant expenses to appear for the test, the federation’s general secretary K. Thirunavukkarasu said. “This time, they will have to be compensated for their travel expenses,” he said.
