Tag: NEET UG row

NEET-UG paper leak: Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that paper leak is a serious issue and suggested the government, including the Education Minister, should take the full responsibilty for it.  Rahul Gandhi said at the Parliament, “It is obvious to the whole country that there is a very serious problem in our examination system, not just in NEET but in all the major examinations. The minister (Dharmendra Pradhan) has blamed everybody except himself. I don’t even think he understands the fundamentals of what is going on here…” He further questions, “As this (NEET) ... Read more

NEET UG Result 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday, July 20, published the centre and city-wise NEET UG Result 2024 on its official website — exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/ and neet.ntaonline.in. These results have been released in compliance with Supreme Court’s order. This year, the NEET UG main exam was held on May 5, 2024, and the results were released on June 4, 2024. Approximately 24 lakh candidates participated in the exam which were held at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities overseas. The re-test was held on June 23, 2024, while the results announced on June 30, 2024. ... Read more

The Union government has sought help from states to ensure free and fair conduct of central entrance examinations, according to a report in Indian Express. The Centre has requested the states to deploy one civil and one police observer for each exam centre during the exams in future. The Centre’s request follows controversies over the alleged irregularities during the NEET-UG 2024 test and the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination over paper leak claims. As a precaution, the Centre also rescheduled two other examinations—the NEET-PG and CSIR-UGC NET. The request was made during a meeting of Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla ... Read more

The National Testing Agency on June 30 released the result for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 retest, which was conducted only for 1,563 candidates after the “grace marks” and “paper leak” issues. Students who appeared for the NEET UG 2024 retest can check their marks on NTA’s official website — exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/. The NTA conducted a re-examination on June 23 for 1,563 candidates who were previously awarded grace marks in the NEET UG exam due to a ‘loss of time’ and was later scrapped by the honourable Supreme Court, giving candidates the choice to opt for a ... Read more

NEET PG Exam Cancelled: Amid row over irregularities and paper leaks of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2024, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the revised dates for the NEET PG 2024 will likely be declared by July 1 or 2. Speaking during a press conference, Dharmendra Pradhan said that NTA (National Testing Agency) has already got a new leadership and reforms have been initiated in the agency under the leadership of former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan. He also said: “We have formed a new law to address the issue, and the entire case has been ... Read more