An ordinance on NEET was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee that was earlier cleared by the Union Cabinet. This would partly overturn a verdict from SC that said all government colleges, private medical colleges and deemed universities would be covered under National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET.

This indicates that the Students of State boards need not sit for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on 24 July 2016. However, from the next academic session, they will have to be a part of the uniform entrance exam.

Before arriving to a decision on the ordinance, more information and clarification on few points were sought by the President from the Health Ministry. Health Minister J.P. Nadda alled on the President to brief him about the necessity to bring an Executive Order before the latter leaves for China on Tuesday.

NEET  was opposed by over 15 States, raising issues like different languages and syllabus during a recent meeting of State Health Ministers. On 1 May 2016, in the first phase of NEET, almost 6.5 lakh students already took medical entrance test. Candidates applying for private medical colleges and Central government colleges opted to take the exam.

- Sumana