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Vital Signs Ep 1 | Does NEET favour wealthy, urban and CBSE board students?
Aug 11, 2023
Doctors and MBBS students discuss the skewed advantages of urban and richer students in medical entrance exams. The unaffordability of coaching classes and ability to drop a year put disadvantaged students at a disadvantage. The podcast explores the impact of NEET on rural healthcare and medical education. It also discusses the evolution of the medical school admission process and the inequities in the Indian medical education system.
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- The coaching industry has skewed the common entrance examination for medical seats in favor of urban and wealthier students, making it increasingly difficult for students from poorer and rural backgrounds to secure a seat.
- Access to coaching institutes and the pressure to excel in highly competitive entrance exams like NEET perpetuate inequalities in India's medical education system, disadvantaging students without access to such resources.
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The need for a podcast on India's medical education system
This podcast episode dives into the need to discuss India's medical education system and its impact on healthcare. The hosts interviewed doctors from various backgrounds to gain insights into the state of medical education, its shortcomings, and potential solutions. One key revelation is the significant shortage of specialist doctors in rural areas, highlighting the urgency to address this gap. The impact of the National Eligibility Test (NEET) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus on medical education outcomes is also explored. The uniformity of the NEET exam and the lack of primary data on medical education pose challenges in assessing its effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.
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