M A I N   N E W S

Common MBBS entrance test on May 13: MCI
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 4
The Medical Council of India (MCI) today said it would conduct the common medical MBBS entrance test on May 13 next year. The core syllabus has been finalised. The MCI announced date for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) even though the Ministry of Health is yet to issue a notification.

The notification has been pending in the ministry for long, with some states like West Bengal, Gujarat, Goa and Andhra Pradesh seeking that the test be held in the local vernacular languages as well. However, Medical Council of India sources said today that the CBSE had the wherewithal to conduct test in Hindi and English only. Efforts were being made to see if the request of the four states could be met.

Unless Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad signs the notification for NEET-UG, the future of the test would remain uncertain. Meanwhile, the Medical Council of India decided the date in pursuance of the commitment it made to hold the test, in an ongoing case in the Supreme Court.

Final syllabus can be viewed on the Medical Council of India website.