R.S. CHIB, Former Medical Education Minister and General Secretary,
Democratic Progressive Azad Party has asked the National Board of Examination
(NBE), to include KASHMIR Valley in the list of centres, for the benefit of those
doctors from KASHMIR, who are aspiring to appear for National Eligibly Cum
Entrance Test for Super Specialty (NEET-SS) – 2023. Mr. Chib said, it is pertinent to
mention here it at about nearly 450 Doctors are scheduled to take the SUPER
SPECIALITY EXAMINATION which is likely to be held in September this year. A
separate centre was established in Srinagar, in the year 2021, for the NEET-SS
examination but it is not understood, that no centre was established in Srinagar for
the year 2022 and also it appears, that the NBE has no plan to set up an Examination
Centre for 2023 in SRINAGAR.
Mr. Chib said that NBE should understand that NEET-SS is a very important and
crucial examination, for aspiring medical professionals, for their future by seeking
admission in various higher super specialty courses such as DM, Mch and DNB, in other
institutions of our country. He further said that, the Kashmir as compared to JAMMU
has large number of aspirants and hence there is a need to have centres both at
JAMMU and SRINAGAR. He said if a large number of doctors have to leave their
hospitals for JAMMU to participate in Examination, for a minimum of three days, will
potentially effect the patient care, in their absence.
Mr. Chib said that the NBE should understand the geographical disparity, for those
who have to travel from KASHMIR to JAMMU, by taking a long and difficult Journey, which
will cause to them additional stress and anxiety and ultimately effect their performance in
the Examination. Also by going through the number of doctors aspiring to appear in the
NEET-SS, Kashmir has more numbers than JAMMU, Said Mr. Chib.
Mr. Chib urged upon the NBE and others associated authorities with the
decision making to intervene and besides JAMMU, Setup another centre at
SRINAGAR, in the interest of the aspirants, from KASHMIR Valley
