1. Task Force on Exam Reforms
PM Modi announced a high‑powered committee led by Nandan Nilekani.
Members include leaders from ISRO, IB, IIT Madras, CBSE, and logistics.
Goal: deliver a leak‑proof NEET system with reliable vendors and multiple sittings.
2. Limits of a Perfect NEET
Even flawless NEET rejects ~21 lakh of 22 lakh aspirants.
Only 1.3 lakh MBBS seats exist; scarcity drives pressure.
Reforming NEET alone perfects rationing, not opportunity.
3. Capacity Crisis
In 2025: 22.7 lakh candidates vs 1.29 lakh seats (55,600 affordable).
Ratio: 20 aspirants per seat; 41 per affordable seat.
Engineering solved scarcity by multiplying seats, making entrance exams redundant.
4. Expansion Without Relief
Medical colleges doubled since 2014; seats rose by 78,000 (151%).
Yet NEET registrations trebled, coaching industry thrived, suicides persisted.
Supply expansion alone did not ease pressure.
5. Lessons from Tamil Nadu
Engineering seats exceeded demand; entrance exam scrapped in 2006.
Scarcity ended, but competition survived at top colleges (Guindy, PSG).
Weak middle‑tier colleges produced unemployable graduates.
Pressure shifted from exams to joblessness.
6. Global Parallels – South Korea
No shortage of university seats, yet parents spent $20.6B on tutoring in 2023.
Competition centers on elite SKY universities.
Shows that worth of seats, not scarcity, drives pressure.
7. Dentistry in India – Unwanted Capacity
28,000 BDS seats annually; many remain vacant.
Supreme Court lowered qualifying percentile to fill seats.
Still, government dental colleges close lists above NEET 575.
Illustrates coexistence of vacant seats and fierce competition for good ones.
8. Real Reform Agenda
Twofold solution:
Expand capacity – more seats across institutions.
Raise quality of ordinary seats – ensure employability and value.
Without strengthening the middle tier, pressure will persist at the top.
Key Takeaway: Fixing NEET’s mechanics is not enough. True reform lies in building abundant, high‑quality capacity so that every seat is worth having, reducing the destructive fight for a few elite positions.
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