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Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay has urged PM Narendra Modi to intervene against the proposed NEET-based admission system for BVSc & AH courses from 2026-27. Vijay said Class XII marks-based admissions have ensured access for rural and disadvantaged students and requested that states retain the authority to decide veterinary admission criteria.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure that admissions to the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH) course continue to be based on Class XII marks or admission criteria determined by individual State governments, instead of the proposed NEET-based system.

In a letter dated August 6, the Chief Minister objected to the Veterinary Council of India's proposal to introduce a Common Entrance Examination or, alternatively, use the NEET (UG)-2026 merit list for BVSc & AH admissions from the 2026-27 academic year onwards. He said the move would have serious implications for Tamil Nadu's long-standing admission policy.

Vijay argued that Tamil Nadu's admission system, based on Higher Secondary examination marks, has ensured equitable access to professional education for students from rural areas, government schools, economically weaker sections and socially disadvantaged communities.

He said the State had abolished the Common Entrance Examination for professional courses in 2007-08 and had consistently opposed centralised entrance tests such as NEET, contending that they favour students with access to coaching and greater financial resources.