Can India scrap NEET without reviving capitation fee? Yes, here’s how

Newslaundry · Jul 30, 2026

The replacement of an admission procedure marred by serious problems of access and high cost and allegations of corruption among private medical institutions with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has resulted in a new set of injustices and a major federal dispute between the Union and some states. It is still logical to dismantle NEET in its present form and replace it with a multi-tiered federal admissions architecture that preserves stringent national criteria, even while sharing real power with the states. This will also help reject the coaching-driven elitism forced into…