[It is quite unfortunate that it is left to the Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) to take up the issue. The decision of the powers that be to exclude Urdu while listing ten languages of course speaks of a perverted mindset.]
I/II. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/students-group-moves-sc-seeking-neet-in-urdu/articleshow/57211494.cms Students' group moves SC seeking NEET in Urdu Yogita Rao | TNN | Feb 17, 2017, 10.27 PM IST MUMBAI: The Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) moved the Supreme Court against the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's decision to not conduct NEET in Urdu. The organization has claimed that leaving Urdu as a medium not only deprives a large number of students studying science in Urdu medium of equal opportunity, but is also a violation of right to life. The students are being denied the opportunity to pursue a career in health sciences and shape their lives as per their choice and interest, said SIO in a statement. It further stated that ***NEET is being conducted in 10 languages in 2017-18, but Urdu is not included in the same. "It seems to be a selective discrimination of a particular language by the ministry even after several representations," said Mohammad Ali, secretary, public relations of SIO.*** [Emphasis added] Urdu is the sixth most spoken language in the country, whereas the other languages which rank seventh, eighth and even 12th are included in NEET, said Ali, adding that NCERT textbooks too are available in the language. II. http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/exclusion-of-urdu-from-neet-ug-2017/article_187193 Exclusion of Urdu from NEET-UG 2017! Friday, February 03, 2017 By A Staff Reporter The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) is to file a petition opposing exclusion of Urdu from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2017. This test which was earlier supposed to be conducted in eight languages including Hindi, English and Marathi will now have additional two more languages - Oriya and Kannada. However, Urdu, which was earlier supposed to be made a medium for conducting NEET is still not included in the notification by the government. Yesterday, the SIO held a press conference regarding this at Press Club, CST. ***Reportedly, last year around 1650 had registered to write MH-CET in Urdu, compared to 1670 who opted for Marathi. The Urdu medium students outnumbered students in Marathi, Oriya and several other regional language junior colleges. To this, the PR secretary of SIO said, “This is evident that the government's decision does not stem from any logical reasoning and is rather symptomatic of its inherent bias against minorities. Now, we will file a writ petition in Supreme Court opposing the exclusion of Urdu from NEET."*** [Emphasis added.] The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) notification of NEET-UG 2017 has no mention of the language. Due to this, these students will be forced to appear by opting an unfamiliar language in which they have not studied. Specially, subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Biology. "The problem with not including the language (Urdu) is that NEET is the only medium from which students can approach the medical education in India. So, but not having Urdu, many deserving students won't get any opportunity," shared one of the students. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
