P Chidambaram on row over NEET-UG 'Govt needs to give up all-India examination'

Amid the row over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG exam 2024, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram stressed on Sunday that the central government needs to give up all-India examinations, adding that the right to conduct examinations for medical college admissions must be reverted back to states.

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NEET-UG exam, held on May 5, 2024, has been mired in controversy, with allegations of cheating and impersonation.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, P Chidambaram said, "NEET is a scandal and we have been saying this for the last 3-4 years. Tamil Nadu has passed a resolution in the assembly demanding the exemption of the state from NEET.