Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Demands Abolition Of NEET Exam

Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay releases a statement on the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 exam. The newly appointed CM of Tamil Nadu has urged the Union Government to cancel the NEET-based admission in medical courses and to permit the respective states to fill up the seats based on class 12 marks.

In a statement issued by the Tamil Nadu CM, Thiru. C. Joseph Vijay said, “This cancellation has shattered the hopes of lakhs of medical aspirants across the country. This is not the first time NEET has been compromised. In 2024, the question paper was leaked, and FIRs were registered across six States and transferred to the CBI…Within two years, another paper leak has occurred, and the examination has been cancelled. This is conclusive proof of flaws and structural flaws in a national-level exam.”

While demanding the scrapping of the NEET exam, he said, “The Governments of Tamil Nadu have been consistently and unanimously opposing NEET since its very inception. The introduction of NEET has severely disadvantaged the students from rural areas, Government schools, Tamil medium backgrounds, and socio-economically disadvantaged families.”

“The Government of Tamil Nadu reiterates the State long pending demand to abolish NEET and permit the States to fill all seats under the State quota in MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH courses on the basis of Class 12 marks”, he urged the Union government.

Notably, the NEET UG 2026 held on May 3 has been cancelled after the alleged reports of paper leak and involvement of a racket being conducted from many places in India, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Nashik, and even linked to Kerala. The government has given the case to the CBI to enquire into the whole matter.

No new announcement about the exam has come, and uncertainty lingers over the future of lakhs of medical aspirants preparing for the exam.