Scrap NEET; bring education under State (caption: “Scrap NEET, bring education under State” appears as a prominent line)
Opposition to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is being framed as a larger argument for decentralising education governance to the States.
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What happened
A The Indian Express opinion piece argues for scrapping the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and for bringing education administration under State control. The argument treats NEET not as a technical admissions tool alone, but as a larger question about who should control education policy in India.
Background and earlier position
The debate sits inside the longer constitutional tension between national standard-setting and State autonomy in education. Education was moved to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, which allows both Parliament and State legislatures to make laws on the subject, subject to the Constitution.
NEET became a centralised entrance route for medical admissions in India, and the question around it has repeatedly been whether a common test improves uniformity and fairness or whether it reduces State flexibility and local policy space.
