Tag: NEET
Committee seeks inputs from students, parents to improve NTA’s functioning | Mint
New Delhi: A committee set up by the government to restructure the National Testing Agency (NTA), following allegations of irregularities in two important national-level examinations conducted by it, is seeking inputs from the public to improve its functioning. The Union education ministry on Friday said that the committee, set up on 22 June under the chairmanship of K. Radhakrishnan, former chairman of ISRO, is open to suggestions from all stakeholders, particularly from parents and students, till 7 July. They can submit their recommendations on a dedicated website created for the purpose. NEET and NET The government had to scrap the ... Read more
Exam mess casts cyber scare over education
Mumbai/New Delhi: Millions of students vying for coveted colleges and courses makes India’s vast education sector a prime target for cybercrime, experts said, at a time authorities have pointed to leaked question papers appearing in the so-called dark net. Besides, data of innumerable students may also be vulnerable to unauthorized access and misuse. Amid widespread student protests over the past two weeks, the government has raced to withdraw grace marks in the pre-medical entrance exam for MBBS and related courses, cancelled an exam for junior research fellowships at universities, and postponed another exam to admit students to post-graduate medical courses. ... Read more
30 students debarred in Godhra over organised cheating in NEET UG, Education Minister maintains no CSIR-UGC NET leak – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The “top leadership” of the National Testing Agency is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in competitive exams NEET and NET, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday even as he denied any paper leak in the CSIR-UGC NET, which was postponed a day back. The minister said he is the custodian of students’ interests and has to take that into account before taking any step.Amid a raging row over irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET, Pradhan had said earlier this week that he cannot jeopardise the careers of the lakhs of candidates who cleared the ... Read more
On NEET row, Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose says ’one-size-fits-all solution leading to erosion of systems’ | Mint
Rajya MP from the Trinamool Congress Sagarika Ghose reacted to the NEET row, saying that “the obsession with a one-size-fits-all solution is leading to erosion of systems.” Her statement came as the ruling NDA government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) faced criticism over the alleged irregularities surrounding this year’s NEET-UG exam. This resulted in several protests across the country, with protestors and political parties demanding to disband the NTA. In the past, the TMC government in West Bengal has also faced several recruitment scams. Ghose reacted to the issue in an interview with the Hindustan Times, saying that the ... Read more
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas calls for the end of centralised NEET and the review of UGC-NET – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing controversy around exams conducted by the NTA, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Friday wrote to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan raising concerns over the NEET and UGC-NET exams and alleging saffronisation of education under the BJP-led government. In his letter to Pradhan, CPI(M) MP Brittas urged him to discontinue the centralised NEET, limiting its scope to central medical institutions like AIIMS, PGIMER and JIPMER.He also called for a comprehensive review of NET to restore the autonomy of the universities and uphold the academic standards and transparency. He criticised the NEET and UGC-NET, highlighting issues such ... Read more
NEET-UG 2024 re-exam on Sunday: Exam centres changed, NTA and Education ministry officials to be present | Mint
Officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Union education ministry will reportedly be present at the examination centres where the reexamination for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be held this week. Meanwhile, an NTA official was quoted by the Hindustan Times as saying, “All other examination centres have changed; one centre in Chandigarh, where only two candidates will appear, will remain the same.” Moreover, one of the centres that has been changed includes Haryana’s Jhajjar from where six students had secured a perfect 720, NDTV reported. The report added that officials from the agency and ... Read more
NEET Paper Leak Case में एलन कोचिंग का छात्र भी गिरफ्तार
कोटा। नीट पेपर लीक मामले में पकड़ा गया छात्र अनुराग यादव (22) पुत्र संजीव कुमार यादव निवासी समस्तीपुर एलन कोचिंग संस्थान का छात्र निकला। अनुराग कोटा में रहकर एलन कोचिंग संस्थान से नीट की तैयारी कर रहा था। वह परीक्षा देने के लिए कोटा से ही पटना के शास्त्री नगर थाना स्थित डीवाई पाटिल स्कूल गया था। छात्र को नीट पेपर लीक मामले में इसी सेंटर से पकड़ा था। छात्र ने पटना के शास्त्री नगर थाने के दरोगा के समक्ष पांच मई 2024 को लिखित में कबूल किया कि उसका नाम अनुराग यादव है। वह परिंदा थाना हसनपुर जिला समस्तीपुर ... Read more
'Isolated incidents should not impact lakhs of deserving students who cleared exam rightfully' says Pradhan amid calls for NEET UG cancellation – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid intense controversy and calls from the opposition to redo the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated on Thursday that isolated cases of misconduct should not harm the thousands of students who rightfully passed the exam. Calling the UGC-NET exam paper leak an “institutional failure” of the National Testing Agency (NTA), he announced that the government would form a high-level panel to investigate the agency’s operations.At a press conference here, Pradhan also appealed to the opposition parties not to politicise the issue and said strict action would be taken against those found guilty, including ... Read more
NEET-UG, UGC-NET row: High-level committee being formed, guilty won’t be spared, says minister Dharmendra Pradhan | Mint
As the political slugfest continues over NEET-UG results and UGC-NET examination cancelation, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that the future of students is government’s priority and errors in NEET examination were limited to specific region. The Education Minister urged to have faith in systems and stated that no irregularities or malpractices will be tolerated by government. “We are Committed to hold zero-error exam. A high-level committee being formed to improve NTA functioning,” added Pradhan. What Pradhan said I want to assure everyone that the government is committed to protecting the interests of students. We will not compromise ... Read more
NEET पीजी 2024 परीक्षा के लिए ये डॉक्यूमेंट बेहद जरूरी, बिना इनके एग्जाम सेंटर पर नहीं मिलेगी एंट्री
NEET PG 2024: नीट पीजी परीक्षा के लिए ये डॉक्यूमेंट हैं बेहद जरूरी नई दिल्ली: NEET PG 2024 Exam: नेशनल एग्जामिनेशन बोर्ड (NBE) ने नीट पीजी 2024 एडमिट कार्ड जारी कर दिया है, जिसे उम्मीदवार आधिकारिक वेबसाइट natboard.edu.in से डाउनलोड कर सकते हैं. नीट पीजी एडमिट कार्ड 2024 को डाउनलोड करने के लिए उम्मीदवार को लॉगिन क्रेडेंशियल यानी रजिस्ट्रेशन नंबर और डेट ऑफ बर्थ का प्रयोग करना होगा. बिना एडमिट कार्ड का किसी भी उम्मीदवार को नीट पीजी की परीक्षा में बैठने नहीं दिया जाएगा. अगर कोई उम्मीदवार नीट पीजी 2024 एडमिट कार्ड,सरकार द्वारा जारी फोटो पहचान प्रमाण और एमबीबीएस ... Read more