Free Coaching for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET)

NEET, under NMC Act, is a single entrance test for medical courses, curbing malpractices and easing student burden. NTA’s ‘National Test Abhyas’ app offers free mock tests. Papers based on diverse syllabi and multilingual.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1352
TO BE ANSWERED ON 9th February, 2024

FREE COACHING FOR NEET

1352. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has introduced any free coaching facility for the students hailing from the rural and marginalized regions enabling them to pass National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET);

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including district-wise details of Maharashtra;

(c) the details of the candidates passing NEET Exam over the last two years, State/UT-wise including those belonging to Maharashtra;

(d) whether the Government has taken any step to enhance the participation of women in the NEET coming from the rural and marginalised background, if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of the female candidates appearing in NEET in Maharashtra, district-wise; and

(f) whether any State Government has proposed to do away with NEET/has refused to conduct NEET and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government for the resolution of these issues?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (f): Section 14 of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 mandates for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to be conducted as a common/ uniform entrance test for admission to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all medical institutions in the country. NEET is a historic reform promoting meritocracy and providing opportunity to meritorious students to get admission in the best medical institutions in the country. It has resulted in curbing malpractices in medical admission, greater transparency and reducing the burden on prospective students of appearing in multiple entrance exams.

NEET is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). To help the students to practice well for NEET (UG) exam, NTA has launched a Mobile App ‘National Test Abhyas’ to facilitate candidates’ access to high quality mock tests online, free of cost. The syllabus of NEET (UG) is based on the syllabi of all the State Boards and National Boards. Question Papers are prepared taking the help of the State level Experts. Further, to enable the candidates from State Boards and rural areas to understand the questions properly, the Question Paper for NEET (UG) is conducted in different languages.

As per information made available by NTA, the details of the students who qualified NEET during the last two years, State/UT-wise is at Annexure. Further, a total of 1,38,555 and 1,54,614 female candidates appeared in NEET (UG) 2022 and 2023 respectively in Maharashtra.

Annexure State/UT-wise details of number of students who qualified NEET (UG) in the year 2022 & 2023