Tamil Nadu NEET Data: PMK Seeks Review After MBBS Admission Figures

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has asked for an urgent review and abolition of NEET. His demand follows figures from the 2025–26 academic year covering students admitted to MBBS courses in Tamil Nadu government and private medical colleges.

The statement says 650 government school students entered medical colleges through the 7.5 per cent horizontal reservation. Of these, 33 cleared NEET on their first attempt, which the statement describes as 5 per cent.

The remaining 617 students obtained admission after more than one attempt, according to the figures cited by the PMK leader. The breakdown lists 235 students qualifying on attempt two, 283 on attempt three, 91 on attempt four, six on attempt five and two after six or more attempts.

The statement also cites 8,053 students admitted through the other 92.5 per cent government-quota seats in government and private colleges. It says 1,613 qualified at the first attempt, while 6,440 needed between two and six or more attempts.

Ramadoss said the figures raise questions about whether NEET has achieved its stated purpose. He linked the demand to the original reason for the 7.5 per cent reservation: helping government school students who could not afford costly private coaching.

He also argued that repeated preparation is placing financial pressure on families. The statement recalled that NEET was announced in 2010 and became mandatory in 2017. The sources report a political demand for review; they do not announce any change to NEET rules or admissions.