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Are students from Government Aided schools eligible for the 7.5% reservation in NEET?
<p>TamilNadu government recently <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/10/29/neet-quota-bill-tn-govt-passes-order-for-75-reservation-for-govt-school-students.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">passed a bill</a> that provides a 7.5% reservation for government school students in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NEET medical entrance exam</a>. In TamilNadu, usually government and aided schools are treated in the same manner while concerning government schemes e.g)Nutrion meals, laptops schemes, etc...</p>
<p>My question is that, Is this reservation applicable for students studying in Government Aided schools too? I couldn't find any information related to this.</p>

<p>At the time of writing, students studying in Government Aided schools are not eligible for the 7.5% percent reservation in NEET exams.</p>
<p>Petitions have been filed in courts challenging this.</p>
<p><strong>References</strong>:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/dec/09/why-exclude-govt-aided-students-from-75-quota-2233649.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Why exclude govt-aided students from 7.5% quota? | Indian Express</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/plea-challenges-exclusion-of-government-aided-school-students-from-75-medical-admission-quota/article33283982.ece" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Plea challenges exclusion of government-aided school students from 7.5% medical admission quota | The Hindu</a></li>
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