On 4 June, nearly 24 lakh students were informed of the outcome of their medical entrance exam: NEET or National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate).
It unleashed one of the sorriest spectacles of public policy failure. Even as the uncertainty persists, the issue has led to a political slugfest between the incumbent National Democratic Alliance and the opposition. Is there a way out of the impasse?
Is the admission process well past the sell by date? Should the National Testing Agency be recast?
To answer all these questions and more, StratNews Global spoke to V Ramgopal Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science on Capital Calculus.
