Mysore, April 9, 2013:
The state government has written a letter to union human resource department ministry to postpone the National Eligibility and entrance test (NEET) conducted by central board of secondary education (CBSE) scheduled to be held on May 5 in view of Assembly elections, said S A Ramadas, Medical education Minister.
Speaking to journalists here he said as many as 40,000 students are appearing for the NEET examinations. If the examinations conducted on the May 5 , their parents would be deprived from the voting for the assembly elections. It was also noticed that another 15000 staff members would be involved in the examinations works. Hence, the state government has appealed to the union human resource ministry to postpone the examinations. In this regard the state government has already approached the concern department, he added.
