‘Candidates buying NEET papers can never be relied upon for treatment’

Jamshedpur: The ongoing NEET scam which has rocked the country and raised question on the entrance examination held to enrol students into medical colleges across India has disturbed a large section of doctors.
Speaking to TOI, dentist Mridu Dubey said, “Getting admission into best-ranked medical colleges in the country by purchasing entrance papers is unfair.Those involved in the racket must be punished by law to set an example for others. Govt should frame laws and adopt strict measures to ensure that dishonest practices are never repeated.”
Another dentist, Dr Damandeep Kaur, said, “Parents who reportedly spend Rs 25-30 lakh to buy NEET-UG examination question papers should also be brought to book. If parents are hand-in-glove in the crime, what can be expected of the children. Parents are teaching their children all the tricks of unfair entry into medical colleges, when lakhs of students are toiling hard for years to get their names in the merit list. Such incidents break the morale of honest students."
An alumnus of state-run Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) practising as a cardiac surgeon in US, Dr Shampa Chattterjee, said, “Around 12-13 hours of dedicated hard work in Classes 11 and 12 is required to crack the all-India entrance examination for medical colleges in India. Students who enter the medical colleges after clearing the entrance examination have the required thirst to perform well over the next five-and-half years of the course. Such zeal will be missing among those adopting unfair means. Such fake doctors cannot be relied upon to treat people.”
“This year’s question leak case should be a lesson for the govt to pull the loose strings. A healthy society needs efficient and honest doctors and it is the duty of govt to select such candidates,” Dr Shampa said.