NEET-PG likely to be held mid-August: Sources
Deccan ChronicleNew 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 the sources, a meeting was held in the Union home ministry on Monday, during which officials from the health ministry, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, along with its technical partner Tata Consultancy Services and information technology ministry cyber cell officials discussed the preparedness for the Neet-PG exam, which are to be held online. Meanwhile, according to sources, senior officials of information technology and health ministries held a high-level meeting on Tuesday with the I4C to find ways to plug any possibility of paper leaks and reportedly discussed various aspects of the examination, including finding ways to ensure a full proof system wherein question papers are downloaded just two hours before the test begins at all centres. On June 22, the Union health ministry postponed the Neet-PG entrance examination, scheduled to be held on June 23, as a "precautionary measure" in the wake of allegations about the integrity of certain competitive exams.