the student community of the stress of facing more than one competitive examination for securing admission, one standard test is sought to be introduced, performance at which will ultimately hold the key for unlocking the admission process in one Medical College or the other. The minimum benefit out of this system was the student Community at large may not have to face quite unnecessarily number of competitive examinations. This apart, opportunities for admission, particularly against the institutions receiving aid and support of the State shall, to the extent feasible, be thrown open. Article 29(2) of the Constitution clearly mandated that no citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. The expression used towards the end of this Article "or any of them" does not necessarily confine itself only to the religion, race, caste or language. But even on the pretext of not having passed an examination conducted by a particular State as well, admission may not be denied. When every endeavour is to be made for securing uniform development of the country and particularly standardization of professional education, the admission process to the prestigious Professional Courses such as MBBS/BDS, Engineering, Science, Law Colleges etc., holding an even platform for all to compete and stake their claim should be made available. For achieving this broader objective and also to relieve the student community of the relentless pursuit on every Sunday for a couple of months period annually to face one competitive examination or the other, only for purpose of securing admission, is not perhaps an ideal that should be followed, one National Level Competitive Examination is required. The associated stress symptoms emanating from the failure is mostly remaining unredressed. There are, in few cases, leading to extreme complications and irreversible actions. But failures are not uncommon at any examination all the more so if it is a competitive one. Addressing all these issues only, an All India Examination was contemplated to be put in place. That is how NEET was brought to the Center stage.
