Abolish NEET, let states conduct entrance exams: Mamata Banerjee to PM Modi
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Abolish NEET, let states conduct entrance exams: Mamata Banerjee to PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Examination and revert to the previous system in which states conducted their entrance examinations. West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee interacts with the media after a meeting with newly elected MPs of the party in Kolkata on June 8 “I strongly urge you to consider and take immediate steps to restore the previous system of conducting this examination by the state governments and abolish the NEET examination. In a second letter to PM Modi, Banerjee expressed her “strong reservation” over the Centre excluding the state government from discussions with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty, saying the two issues should not be discussed without the Bengal government’s involvement. On Banerjee’s letter to seek the involvement of the state government in Teesta water-sharing discussions, Bhattacharya added: “The chief minister can’t change protocols.

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DigiYatra meets polls: NTA to conduct only entrances, not job exams
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5 days, 5 hours ago

DigiYatra meets polls: NTA to conduct only entrances, not job exams

India Today  

In a sweeping move to restore credibility and enhance transparency in the conduct of national entrance examinations, the Union government, under the aegis of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, unveiled plans on December 17 to restructure the National Testing Agency. At a press conference brimming with transformative announcements, Pradhan declared that the NTA would exclusively focus on entrance tests for higher …

NEET-UG 2025 syllabus released, decision on mode of exam soon
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5 days, 22 hours ago

NEET-UG 2025 syllabus released, decision on mode of exam soon

The Hindu  

The Under Graduate Medical Education Board, an autonomous body under the National Medical Commission has released the NEET UG 2025 Syllabus. Meanwhile, The Education and Health Ministry are deliberating on whether to conduct medical entrance exam NEET-UG in pen and paper mode or online mode and a decision in this regard is expected soon, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said …

NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms: Dharmendra Pradhan
6 days, 10 hours ago

NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms: Dharmendra Pradhan

Hindustan Times  

The National Testing Agency will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning –– the agency has been roiled by controversies, mostly around paper leaks –– and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024. He added that the ministries of …

Will NEET Be Conducted Online? Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Answers
6 days, 20 hours ago

Will NEET Be Conducted Online? Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Answers

ABP News  

The Education and Health Ministry are deliberating on whether to conduct medical entrance exam NEET-UG in pen and paper mode or online mode and a decision in this regard is expected soon, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. The Education Ministry has held two rounds of talks with the Health Ministry led by Union Minister JP Nadda. "The …

NEET UG likely moving to online from pen and paper exam: Report
4 weeks, 1 day ago

NEET UG likely moving to online from pen and paper exam: Report

Hindustan Times  

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate or NEET-UG is likely moving towards an online, computer-based test from the traditional pen and paper mode, Times of India has reported, citing Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. According to the report, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has indicated a transition of NEET UG to a computer-based exam from the existing pen-and-paper format. Hindustan Times …

Radhakrishnan Committee Recommends Transformative Changes to NEET, Aiming to Enhance Security and Fairness
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Radhakrishnan Committee Recommends Transformative Changes to NEET, Aiming to Enhance Security and Fairness

India Today  

The Radhakrishnan Committee has released a comprehensive report outlining transformative changes to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The committee recommends a phased shift to online testing, a multi-stage examination format for medical aspirants, streamlining subject choices in the Central University Entrance Test (CUET), and greater government control over exam administration. The committee also proposes a cap on the …

NTA Recommends Hybrid Mode for NEET Entrance Exam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NTA Recommends Hybrid Mode for NEET Entrance Exam

ABP News  

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is considering conducting the NEET entrance exam in an online or hybrid mode for the upcoming exam. The committee, led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, has proposed several reforms to ensure transparency, security, and efficiency in the exam process. These reforms include conducting the exam in a hybrid mode for certain subjects, limiting subject …

NEET PG 2024 Finally Conducted After Multiple Postponements
4 months, 1 week ago

NEET PG 2024 Finally Conducted After Multiple Postponements

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After three postponements, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for post-graduate MD and MS seats was finally conducted on Sunday. Over two lakh students across India appeared for the exam that was held in two shifts. The National Board of Education for Medical Sciences had postponed the exam three times this year—March, June and a night before the scheduled …

NEET PG 2024: Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking postponement of NEET-PG
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NEET PG 2024: Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking postponement of NEET-PG

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to reschedule the postgraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2024 fixed for August 11. “More than two lakh students and close to four lakh parents will weep over the weekend if we even touch this matter… Nowadays people just come to postpone this exam or the other,” Chief Justice Chandrachud remarked. NEET PG 2024 hearing - …

NEET PG 2024: Candidates from T.N. allotted test centres they had not chosen, association flags issue
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET PG 2024: Candidates from T.N. allotted test centres they had not chosen, association flags issue

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association has flagged the issue that several candidates from Tamil Nadu have been allotted distant examination centres in Andhra Pradesh, while they had chosen centres in Tamil Nadu. This time, I sat up for almost the entire day waiting for the online window to open to choose centres and I was hopeful as they provided …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 5
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on August 5

India TV News  

Parliament Monsoon Session: A private member resolution asking the government to bring a law to remove education from the concurrent list, and repeal NEET and NTA to allow states to conduct medical entrance tests was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. DMK member from Tamil Nadu M Mohamed Abdulla moved the resolution during the private member business in the …

Karnataka Congress govt opposes NEET, passes resolution against it
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress govt opposes NEET, passes resolution against it

Hindustan Times  

The Congress-led government in Karnataka, under Siddaramaiah's leadership, has strongly opposed the NEET medical entrance exam, passing a resolution in both houses of the state government on Thursday. READ | Demand for debate on MUDA scam: BJP holds night-long sit-in protest at Karnataka Assembly Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, State Minister of Medical Education and Skill Development, introduced the resolution in …

Congress govt in Karnataka passes resolution against NEET in assembly
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress govt in Karnataka passes resolution against NEET in assembly

Op India  

Raising its strong voice against the all-India medical entrance exam NEET, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government on Thursday passed a resolution in both houses of the state government against the exam and demanded the Centre for allowing the state to revert back to the earlier system of CET for medical admissions in Karnataka. Pointing out the flaws and the recent irregularities …

Karnataka government’s decision to oppose NEET is impractical, say academicians
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka government’s decision to oppose NEET is impractical, say academicians

The Hindu  

A section of academics have termed as impractical the decision of the State Cabinet to oppose the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses and said there is no other option but to continue with the NEET. President of Karnataka Unaided Pre-University College Management Association M. Mohan Alva said the Supreme Court made NEET mandatory for admission to …

‘End normalisation of marks’: Stakeholders tell Centre’s high-level exam reform panel
5 months, 1 week ago

‘End normalisation of marks’: Stakeholders tell Centre’s high-level exam reform panel

Hindustan Times  

The Centre’s high-level exam reform panel has received various suggestions from students and other stakeholders to establish norms addressing irregularities and lapses in the exam process, with a strong call to end the normalisation of marks. Other members of the panel include former AIIMS Delhi director Randeep Guleria, Central University of Hyderabad vice-chancellor BJ Rao, professor Emeritus in the Department …

West Bengal govt to pass resolution against NEET, new criminal laws
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal govt to pass resolution against NEET, new criminal laws

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state government will bring in a resolution against the NEET and the newly established criminal laws, in the next session of the Legislative Assembly. Raising apprehensions about the new set of criminal laws that came into being on July 1, Banerjee said, “I don’t know what they have …

Letters to The Editor — July 13, 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Letters to The Editor — July 13, 2024

The Hindu  

Myanmar and democracy I commend The Hindu’s recent coverage of Myanmar and the question of how peace can be achieved. It was not long ago that the Chief Justice of India had said that cancelling the examinations already held could affect the lives of 23 lakh students. Gopalaswamy J., Chennai There is much space being given to ‘pro-retest for NEET …

SC to hear on Monday batch of pleas related to controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to hear on Monday batch of pleas related to controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Monday a batch of pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. In the absence of any evidence of a large-scale breach of confidentiality, the Centre and the National …

Actor Vijay calls for NEET ban, flags bias
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor Vijay calls for NEET ban, flags bias

Hindustan Times  

Actor Vijay, who will enter Tamil Nadu’s political arena in the 2026 assembly elections, reached out to first-time voters by taking the stance of Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian majors, advocating to scrap the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on Wednesday. Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay waves at supporters during an event in Chennai on Wednesday Vijay supported a resolution …

Actor-politician Vijay demands abolishment of NEET and for education to be under State list
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor-politician Vijay demands abolishment of NEET and for education to be under State list

The Hindu  

Days after the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution urging the Union government to abolish the controversial medical entrance examinations, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, actor and the leader of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay, criticised the NEET examinations and urged the departments of education and sanitation to be moved back to the State list from the Concurrent list. Before 1975, …

NEET paper leak: Thalapathy Vijay opens up on ongoing debate, says 'exemption from exam is only solution'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET paper leak: Thalapathy Vijay opens up on ongoing debate, says 'exemption from exam is only solution'

India TV News  

Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay recently joined active politics after he formed a regional political party named Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. Earlier, DMK Rajya Sabha member P Wilson asked the central government to either abolish NEET or approve Tamil Nadu's NEET exemption Bill to exclude the state from competitive exam. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the issue of paper …

Abolish NEET exam or grant exemption to Tamil Nadu: DMK demands in Rajya Sabha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Abolish NEET exam or grant exemption to Tamil Nadu: DMK demands in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

DMK Rajya Sabha member P Wilson on Tuesday urged the central government to either abolish NEET or grant assent to Tamil Nadu's NEET exemption Bill that aims to exclude the state from the medical entrance exam. Terming the exam a “NEET menace”, the DMK leader said, the state legislative assembly had passed the Tamil Nadu Admission to Medical Courses Bill …

NEET-PG likely to be held mid-August: Sources
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET-PG likely to be held mid-August: Sources

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate 2024 is likely to be held in mid-August. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, senior officials of the information technology and health ministries held a high-level meeting with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, a wing under the Union home ministry, to find ways to plug paper leaks and to ensure a full-proof system. According to …

NEET 2024 Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi Writes to PM; Calls for Debate on NEET in Parliament Tomorrow
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET 2024 Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi Writes to PM; Calls for Debate on NEET in Parliament Tomorrow

News 18  

Maharashtra Govt to Offer Free Medical, Engineering Courses For Female Students The Maharashtra government has agreed to remove academic fees for women who want to pursue medicine and engineering at the state’s colleges. Read full Article NEET 2024 Live Updates: Govt Serious On Paper Leak Issue, PM Modi Says 'Nobody Will Spared' Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Tuesday that …

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, seeks debate in Parliament on NEET issue
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, seeks debate in Parliament on NEET issue

Hindustan Times  

A day after he attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Lok Sabha over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test that has taken the country by storm, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a debate in Parliament on …

Abolish NEET or clear Tamil Nadu Bill to exempt state from exam: DMK's demand in Rajya Sabha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Abolish NEET or clear Tamil Nadu Bill to exempt state from exam: DMK's demand in Rajya Sabha

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: DMK Rajya Sabha member P Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh reacts as DMK MP P. Wilson speaks in the House during ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. on Tuesday urged the central government to either abolish medical entrance exam NEET or approve Tamil Nadu's NEET exemption Bill to exclude the state from …

NEET uncertainty caused restlessness, anxiety, anger among people: Mayawati
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET uncertainty caused restlessness, anxiety, anger among people: Mayawati

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Uncertainty over medical entrance examination NEET has caused restlessness, anxiety and anger among people, BSP chief Mayawati said on Monday and sought a permanent solution in the matter. Allegations of irregularities, including paper leaks, in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate have led to protests and litigation, with various quarters demanding a complete re-examination. "Along with the sanctity of …

Parliament Session: Rahul Gandhi criticises govt over NEET paper leak, labels exam as 'favouring the wealthy'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament Session: Rahul Gandhi criticises govt over NEET paper leak, labels exam as 'favouring the wealthy'

India TV News  

Congress MP from Rae Bareli and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday kickstarted his LoP duties with fierce attacks on the treasury bench. Among various issues ranging from Agniveer to Lok Sabha election results including Ayodhya, where BJP lost to Samajwadi party candidate, Rahul Gandhi also spoke on NEET-UG row. While speaking at the Motion …

Tamil Nadu CM writes to PM on NEET
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM writes to PM on NEET

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET for admissions to medical colleges in the State and also to do away with the entrance examination at the national level by amending the National Medical Commission Act. He said the State Legislative Assembly had passed a Bill to exempt Tamil …

DMK’s student wing to protest against NEET in Chennai on July 3
5 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK’s student wing to protest against NEET in Chennai on July 3

The Hindu  

Continuing with its strong opposition against the conduct of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for admissions into medical education, the DMK’s student wing on Friday, June 28, 2024 announced that it would organise an agitation against NEET in Chennai on July 3. Ezhilarasan said the agitation will be held near Valluvar Kottam in Chennai from 9 a.m. onwards to …

NEET UG Row: Delhi HC calls for NTA stand on plea alleging 'out of syllabus' question in examination
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET UG Row: Delhi HC calls for NTA stand on plea alleging 'out of syllabus' question in examination

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the National Testing Agency on a petition by a NEET candidate alleging an 'out of syllabus' question in the entrance examination. Delhi HC has sought for NTA's stand on plea alleging 'out of syllabus' question in examination. A vacation bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharma granted two weeks' time to the counsel …

From 2-tier test, carbonless OMR sheets to NTA abolition, experts suggest ways to stem NEET rot
5 months, 3 weeks ago

From 2-tier test, carbonless OMR sheets to NTA abolition, experts suggest ways to stem NEET rot

Hindustan Times  

While the probe into the NEET-UG paper leak is underway, now by the CBI, to nab the masterminds who compromised with the sanctity of exams, there is now a bigger challenge to make national level competition involving lakhs of students foolproof with a robust mechanism for future. Experts feel the need of some easy and innovative ways in view of …

NEET 2024 News Live: CBI arrests school principal, VP in Hazaribagh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET 2024 News Live: CBI arrests school principal, VP in Hazaribagh

Hindustan Times  

In Delhi, over a dozen students were detained on Wednesday during a protest against the NEET UG examination organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union along with other outfits. NEET 2024 News Live: The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Oasis School Principal-cum-District coordinator of NEET exams Ehsanul Haq, Vice Principal Imtiyaz Alam and another individual on allegations of tampering …

Kerala Assembly Demands Action on NEET, NET Exam Issues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly Demands Action on NEET, NET Exam Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution strongly condemning the irregularities in NEET, NET and entrance exams conducted by the National Testing Agency. Both the CPM led LDF and the Congress led UDF were unanimous in stating that the recent irregularities in NEET UG and UGC NET exams have put a big question mark about the competence …

Life term to ₹1 crore fine: Yogi govt to bring new law against paper leaks
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Life term to ₹1 crore fine: Yogi govt to bring new law against paper leaks

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led government is set to introduce the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations Ordinance 2024 following recent paper leaks in the Constable Recruitment Exam and RO-ARO exam. Later, the UPPSC preliminary recruitment examination for review officers and assistant review officers was also cancelled in March due to reports of paper leaks. Ordinance comes amid uproar alleging paper leak This …

Scrap NEET, restore State medical entrance exams, says Mamata
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Scrap NEET, restore State medical entrance exams, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 24 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and restore the previous system of conducting the medical entrance examinations by State governments. Ms. Banerjee argued that the State Government usually spends more than ₹50 lakh per doctor for education and internship and it …

NEET UG 2024 | Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To NTA, UOI On Candidate's Plea For Compensatory Marks Due To OMR Sheet Delay
5 months, 4 weeks ago

NEET UG 2024 | Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To NTA, UOI On Candidate's Plea For Compensatory Marks Due To OMR Sheet Delay

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court today issued a notice to the National Testing Agency and the Union of India in response to a plea from a NEET UG 2024 candidate who moved the Court seeking compensatory marks over the loss of time due to a delay in allotment of the OMR sheet during the examination.In her petition, 19-year-old Tanuja Yadav states …

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to abolish NEET and restore system of conducting exam by states
6 months ago

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to abolish NEET and restore system of conducting exam by states

India TV News  

NEET-UG paper leak row: In the wake of the paper leak row, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, urging him to consider abolishing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test exam and take immediate steps to revert to the previous system where state governments conducted their own medical entrance tests. “I strongly urge upon you …

NEET-UG: CBI files FIR over alleged irregularities; probe teams to go Bihar, Guj
6 months ago

NEET-UG: CBI files FIR over alleged irregularities; probe teams to go Bihar, Guj

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed its first information report regarding irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test or NEET-UG exam on Sunday, following a complaint from education ministry. NEET-UG 2024 row: Students demanding retest for NEET examination CBI teams will head to Bihar and Gujarat to investigate a “larger conspiracy” surrounding the 2024 NEET-UG exam, as earlier reported by HT. …

NEET-UG irregularities: CBI to rush teams to Bihar, Gujarat; file FIR today
6 months ago

NEET-UG irregularities: CBI to rush teams to Bihar, Gujarat; file FIR today

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation will rush teams to Bihar and Gujarat on Sunday to probe a “larger conspiracy” in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate or NEET-UG exam, with Union education ministry saying the May 5 exam was marred by irregularities, cheating, impersonation and other malpractices, people familiar with the development. Students stage a protest against ongoing NEET UG …

NEET 2024: Police To Ask For Narcotics Test Of The Accused In NEET Scam 2024 | ABP News
6 months ago

NEET 2024: Police To Ask For Narcotics Test Of The Accused In NEET Scam 2024 | ABP News

ABP News  

NEET Paper Leak: The large-scale controversy over alleged irregularities in the competitive examinations NEET and UGC-NET in the country does not seem to be stopping. On the one hand, the Central Government has removed National Testing Agency Director General Subodh Singh from the post on Saturday and on the other hand, it has also postponed the NEET-PG examination to be …

Breaking News: Government Postpones NEET-PG Entrance Examination Scheduled On June 23 | ABP News
6 months ago

Breaking News: Government Postpones NEET-PG Entrance Examination Scheduled On June 23 | ABP News

ABP News  

Amid the row over the alleged malpractices in the conduct of the NEET examination, the NEET-UG retest for 1,563 candidates is set to be held on Sunday. According to a senior National Testing Agency official, the officials of the NTA and Union education ministry officials will be present at the examination centers. The retest for the medical entrance exam is …

NEET-PG postponement another example that education system ruined under Modi: Rahul Gandhi
6 months ago

NEET-PG postponement another example that education system ruined under Modi: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over the postponement of the NEET-PG, saying it was yet "another unfortunate example that the education system has been ruined". This is another unfortunate example of the education system that has been ruined under the rule of Narendra Modi." "Now it is clear -- Modi, who used …

NEET row: Centre sacks NTA chief; CBI to probe exam irregularities
6 months ago

NEET row: Centre sacks NTA chief; CBI to probe exam irregularities

Deccan Chronicle  

Facing flak over alleged discrepancies in competitive exams, the Centre on Saturday shunted out National Testing Agency Director General Subodh Singh and handed over the probe into irregularities in medical entrance exam NEET-UG to the CBI.The Education Ministry also set up a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to review the agency's functioning and recommend exam reforms.It …

Exam Row: NEET-PG Postponed, 1,563 Candidates To Retake NEET-UG Today; Centre Orders CBI Probe
6 months ago

Exam Row: NEET-PG Postponed, 1,563 Candidates To Retake NEET-UG Today; Centre Orders CBI Probe

News 18  

Amid allegations over the integrity of certain competitive examinations, the Centre has postponed of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Postgraduate 2024, which was scheduled to be held on June 23, Sunday. Facing flak over alleged discrepancies in competitive exams, the Centre on Saturday shunted out National Testing Agency Director General Subodh Singh and handed over the probe into irregularities in the medical entrance …

Buck stops at top echelons of Modi govt in NEET 'scam': Congress
6 months ago

Buck stops at top echelons of Modi govt in NEET 'scam': Congress

New Indian Express  

For students to get justice, Modi government must be held accountable, he said. The Education Ministry has also set up a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to review the agency's functioning and recommend exam reforms. Slamming the postponement of the NEET PG exam, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi charged that PM Narendra Modi is "helpless" before …

'Please do justice, you are our last hope', protesting NEET students urge PM Modi after holding march in Delhi
6 months ago

'Please do justice, you are our last hope', protesting NEET students urge PM Modi after holding march in Delhi

India TV News  

The NEET UG paper leak row is intensifying as the NEET students and their parents, on Sunday, protested at Jantar Mantar demanding to re-conduct the medical entrance examination. The protestors also took out a march from Jantar Mantar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg. Committee formed for reformations After massive public outcry, the Ministry of Education …

Hyderabad Congress holds massive rally demanding scrapping of NEET
6 months ago

Hyderabad Congress holds massive rally demanding scrapping of NEET

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Demanding the Centre scrap the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the ruling Congress in the state held a massive protest rally here on Friday. Congress MLC B Mahesh Kumar Goud, MLA Danam Nagender, MP Ch Kiran Kumar Reddy and former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav participated in the rally. During the protest, the Congress leaders said that the Centre should immediately order …

NEET woes: The multiple-choice question format should be scrapped for fair assessment
6 months ago

NEET woes: The multiple-choice question format should be scrapped for fair assessment

New Indian Express  

It is held under extremely strict conditions that resembles a police state. Invigilators watch closely like hawks, CCTV cameras track every movement, and candidates undergo thorough checks for concealed notes or devices. In this exam, answering a multiple-choice question wrongly results in a negative mark, while a correct answer earns four marks. The clandestine advancement of the NEET exam results …

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