# TVK will pressure the Union Government to cancel NEET

- ID: P01-A-08#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p01-a-08-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p01-a-08-1)
- Pillar: 1. Tamil Identity and Pride
- Section: A. Protection of Tamil Nadu's Financial and State Rights
- Manifesto page: 9
- Stage: Said (Announced, with no money or order yet)
- Last recorded: 13 May 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The TVK government will exert continuous pressure on the Union Government to cancel the NEET examination.

## Where it stands

Announced on 13 May 2026. No budget mention or order recorded yet.

The government announced it will reiterate the demand to abolish NEET and restore state-level medical admissions.

**So far:** Formal reiteration of the demand to abolish NEET and use Class 12 marks.

**Not yet seen:** Concrete actions or policy shifts to cancel the exam are still pending.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 13 May 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21721: The Government of Tamil Nadu reiterates its demand to abolish NEET and permit States to fill all medical seats based on Class 12 marks. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.016_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_NEET_Exam_Cancellation_-_English_-_Date.13.05.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.