Health ministry opposes proposal to hold common entrance exam for varsities

The draft also talks about creating school complexes which experts feel would only be successful in urban areas as it is in these areas that adequate teachers are available

The Union health ministry has opposed the human resource development (HRD) ministry’s proposal on having a common entrance examination for all universities.
 

In the draft education policy, the HRD ministry has proposed a single entrance exam for all universities.

A senior health ministry official said, “In medical education, each segment has to have its own examination. Doctors and nurses cannot have the same examination.” 

The official stated the education policy will have to be modified based on the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament in the session that just concluded.

While the HRD ministry deals with