Tamil Nadu seeks Class 12-based medical admissionsThe resolution calls for amendments to relevant Central laws to discontinue the uniform NEET system for undergraduate medical admissions in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has proposed that admission to undergraduate medical courses instead be based on students' Class 12 examination marks. "NEET is an encouragement for the people of Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Assembly had earlier unanimously passed the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021, seeking exemption from NEET. NEET remains a politically contentious issue in Tamil Nadu, with the state government arguing that the examination affects social justice and access to medical education.