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From next year, admission to medical and dental courses across the country will be done through a single common entrance test under NEET in place. The government said the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is designed to curb corruption by bringing in transparency, checking multiplicity of exams and to stop exploitation of students in counselling. Under the new system, exams to private colleges will also be conducted under NEET, Health minister J P Nadda said, responding to contention by some members that it will benefit private institutions.

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016, approved by the Lok Sabha earlier, were passed by the Rajya Sabha through voice vote. Earlier, students would have to travel long distances to appear for several medical entrance examinations but the new legislation will bring this to an end, he said.

"In the syllabus, we bring parity. Concerns of the state governments will be addressed. We will do standardisation of syllabus so that rural students can also be taken care of," he said.