NEET-UG, UGC-NET row: Centre reveals disturbing ‘darknet’ angle; Congress to launch protest | 10 points
Hindustan TimesAmid national outrage over irregularities in NEET-UG and UGC-NET, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has vowed that the National Testing Agency – which conducts these entrance exams – will be strengthened and those responsible for paper leaks will be punished. Here are 10 points on NEET-UG and UGC-NET rows: The minister said on Thursday that the government is committed to holding zero-error exams. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the main reason behind the paper leak was that the education system had allegedly been captured by the BJP's "parent organisation". Meanwhile, Bihar's deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha claimed the arrested prime accused in the NEET "paper leak" is linked to officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.