What happened
TVK has renewed its demand to scrap the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and to move education back to the State List. The party is arguing for a return to a model in which States control admissions and education policy more directly.
The demand is part of a wider political challenge to India’s centralised entrance-test framework. It also reflects a continuing dispute over the balance between national standardisation and State autonomy in education.
Why the issue matters
NEET is not only an admissions test; it is also a federalism question. The demand to place education in the State List raises questions about constitutional allocation of power, equal access to professional education, and the extent to which a uniform test should shape admissions across India.
Background and earlier position
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