BS Number Wise: There are no NEET solutions

Tamil Nadu has no faith in the test to select students for medical colleges, data shows there is little reason to chuck out the system

In November 1971, philosophers Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault held a debate on the question of human nature. Foucault argued that institutions perpetuated the dominance of one class: replacing or dismantling systems would not eliminate the hierarchy but shift the dynamic of power.

A version of that debate is playing out in India where the central and state governments are arguing over a highly competitive test to pick students for medical colleges. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) was instituted in 2013 to replace a system of multiple tests and stop medical colleges from selling seats by charging a