NEET 2019 mandatory for overseas MBBS students: Boon or bane?
With double screening tests, a number of new changes, and added pressure, will NEET 2019 help produce better doctors for India? egistrations for NEET 2019 recently came to an end on December 7 and this time, the all-India medical exam is going to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which will hopefully give the candidates a smooth and streamlined experience. Number of applicants surge as NEET mandatory for overseas MBBS students The number of applicants for NEET was set to surge this year because candidates opting to pursue MBBS in any university abroad would also have to clear NEET for the process. " Last year there were approximately 13 lakh students who had enrolled for NEET 2018. The number will spike this year because NEET has been made mandatory for overseas MBBS students as well," says Saju Bhaskar, President of Caribbean-based Texila American University, a MCI recognized medical university. India only offers around 60,000 me...