Writers, progressive thinkers urge Karnataka CM to pass resolution against NEET, NTA

The petition states that NEET has diminished the importance of school education, reducing two years of a student’s continuous learning and effort to a single-day multiple-choice test. | Photo Credit: File photo More than 100 writers and progressive thinkers have petitioned Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, urging him to pass a resolution against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and the National Testing Agency (NTA) during the Monsoon Session of the legislature, which begins on Thursday. The petition has been signed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Gopal Gowda, former Vice-Chancellor Sabiha Bhoomigowda, writer Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy, educationist Niranjanaradhya, and others.“The NEET, made compulsory across the country for admission to medical education, is having seriou