With NEET on Sunday, students in Bengaluru worried about impact of PM’s roadshow
1 year, 7 months ago

With NEET on Sunday, students in Bengaluru worried about impact of PM’s roadshow

The Hindu  

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Bengaluru being held on the day of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on Sunday, many students are worried about how they will reach their exam centre. Around 1.9 lakh students from the State are scheduled to write NEET on Sunday and many of them will appear for the exam in Bengaluru The examination is scheduled between 2 p.m. and 5.20 p.m. Owing to various checks before the exam, candidates are usually advised to reach the centre an hour before the commencement of the exam. However, the BJP said it was interacting with the police and other officials to ensure that the show would not cause inconvenience to students, according to party’s co-in-charge for Karnataka polls Annamalai. “We are working out ways to prevent inconvenience to NEET students by taking into account that the students will have to travel a long distance from their houses to reach the examination centres.

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Will NEET Be Conducted Online? Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Answers
1 week 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 exam may go online soon, decision awaited by ministries
1 week, 1 day ago

NEET exam may go online soon, decision awaited by ministries

India Today  

The NEET UG exam might soon be conducted online, with a final decision expected soon, according to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Currently, NEET UG — India’s largest medical entrance exam — is conducted offline, with candidates answering multiple-choice questions on OMR sheets. Whatever option will be considered best suited for conducting the exam, NTA is ready to undertake the …

Pradhan meets NEET aspirants, says cancelling entire exam would unfairly affect majority
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pradhan meets NEET aspirants, says cancelling entire exam would unfairly affect majority

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met with a group of NEET-UG 2024 aspirants and their parents on Thursday amid ongoing controversy over alleged irregularities in the exam. Pradhan emphasised the government's commitment to transparency and accountability, assuring that any National Testing Agency officials found guilty of malpractice would face strict consequences. He highlighted that despite calls for a …

The Hindu Morning Digest: July 7, 2024
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest: July 7, 2024

The Hindu  

Four terrorists dead in encounter at Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam; two soldiers feared killed Two anti-militancy operations at separate locations continued late on Saturday night in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Naidu, Reddy vow to take concrete steps to resolve pending bifurcation issues In what could be called the first concrete step for resolution of the pending issues, arising out of …

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 …

NEET exam row: Pradhan slams Congress, says it wants to run away from discussion in Parliament
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NEET exam row: Pradhan slams Congress, says it wants to run away from discussion in Parliament

The Hindu  

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on June 29 slammed the Congress, saying it wants to run away from a discussion in Parliament over the NEET exam issue. His remark came a day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a "respectful" and good discussion in Parliament on the issue of …

Dharmendra Pradhan on NEET row: 'Govt ready for discussion, Oppn must maintain decorum in Parliament'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmendra Pradhan on NEET row: 'Govt ready for discussion, Oppn must maintain decorum in Parliament'

India TV News  

In the wake of the recent controversies surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical undergraduates and the subsequent cancellation of the UGC-NET due to issues of "lack of integrity," Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has emphasised the importance of maintaining tradition and decorum in discussions. Highlighting the government's commitment to transparency and accountability, Pradhan pointed out that the …

NEET 2024 News Live: CBI arrests school principal, VP in Hazaribagh
5 months, 4 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 …

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

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 not neat, mired in mess
6 months ago

Neet not neat, mired in mess

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid nation-wide uproar over NEET-UG exam irregularities involving lives of lakhs of students and agonising parents, the spotlight is sharply on the systematic failure of our institutions to conduct public examinations. The fallout of the massive irregularities is that aspirants, who were otherwise eligible to get admission into over 50,000 government medical colleges across the country, would find …

NEET in crisis, NET junked, now CSIR-NET pushed back
6 months ago

NEET in crisis, NET junked, now CSIR-NET pushed back

Hindustan Times  

The National Testing Agency on Friday postponed the joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test, adding more fire to an already raging controversy over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance test and the cancellation of the UGC-NET earlier this week. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} NEET fiasco is a test of the govt’s outreach …

NEET Exam Row: Cong to Hold Protests in all State Headquarters on Friday
6 months ago

NEET Exam Row: Cong to Hold Protests in all State Headquarters on Friday

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress will hold protests in all state headquarters on Friday over the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET, demanding justice for the students. In a letter to all state unit chiefs, Congress legislature party leaders, state in charge, general secretaries, and other top functionaries, Congress general secretary, in-charge organization, K C Venugopal, said there is …

NEET irregularities | DMK Rajya Sabha MP urges Centre to order CBI probe, take action against concerned officials
6 months ago

NEET irregularities | DMK Rajya Sabha MP urges Centre to order CBI probe, take action against concerned officials

The Hindu  

DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to amend The National Medical Commission Act 2019 in the upcoming Parliament sessions, and to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and give up the proposed National Exit Test and allow individual States to manage their medical admission procedures. In a post on X, Mr. Wilson said …

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for silence on NEET exam issue
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for silence on NEET exam issue

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining "silence" on the NEET exam issue and asserted that his party is committed to strongly raising the voice of the youth from the streets to the Parliament for ensuring strong policies against paper leaks.The former Congress president said the arrests made in Bihar, …

NEET Row: Kapil Sibal Questions 'PM Modi's Silence' On Controversy
6 months, 1 week ago

NEET Row: Kapil Sibal Questions 'PM Modi's Silence' On Controversy

ABP News  

NEET Row: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticised the central government on Saturday regarding the NEET controversy, questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence on" the matter. On Friday, the Congress intensified its criticism, questioning Modi's silence and insisting that only a Supreme Court-monitored forensic probe can ensure a fair outcome for the many students affected by these issues. Jairam Ramesh …

NEET-UG: 'Action will be taken if...', reacts Dharmendra Pradhan after taking charge as Education Minister
6 months, 1 week ago

NEET-UG: 'Action will be taken if...', reacts Dharmendra Pradhan after taking charge as Education Minister

India TV News  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who took charge as Minister of Education on Thursday, reacted to the latest development in the Supreme Court over the NEET-UG case. NTA proposes a re-test of 1563 students Supreme Court took into record the statement of NTA that a re-test of 1563 students, who who were awarded 'grace marks' to compensate for …

NEET: Demanding re-exam, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha hands memorandum to dist admin
6 months, 1 week ago

NEET: Demanding re-exam, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha hands memorandum to dist admin

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: A day after members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the National Students Union of India staged separate protests over anomalies in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2024 around the Lucknow University campus on Monday, members of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha on Tuesday submitted a memorandum at the district magistrate’s office. The student wing of the Samajwadi …

Delhi: Students protest near education ministry, demand probe into NEET 'irregularities'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: Students protest near education ministry, demand probe into NEET 'irregularities'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Members of Left-affiliated students' unions held a protest near the education ministry here on Monday demanding a probe into the alleged irregularities in the NEET exam, a statement said. Delhi: Students protest near education ministry, demand probe into NEET 'irregularities' The National Testing Agency on Saturday said the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review …

Students protest, demand probe into NEET 'irregularities' in Delhi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Students protest, demand probe into NEET 'irregularities' in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Scores of students on Monday held protests in the national capital demanding a probe into the alleged irregularities in the NEET exam. While the members of Left-affiliated students' unions protested near the education ministry, those from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the RSS's student wing, staged a sit-in near the National Testing Agency headquarters in Okhla. The NTA, …

Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi over NEET ‘scam’: ‘Will raise in Parliament’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi over NEET ‘scam’: ‘Will raise in Parliament’

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and MP-elect Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi over the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test saying he would be the voice of the students in the Parliament and raise this issue at the earliest. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Students sparked nation-wide outrage with the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 …

ABVP Calls For CBI Probe Into NEET UG Result 2024: 'Protest Will Go On Until Demand Is Met'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

ABVP Calls For CBI Probe Into NEET UG Result 2024: 'Protest Will Go On Until Demand Is Met'

ABP News  

NEET UG Controversy: Amid allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2024 results, hundreds of students gathered in Surat to protest against the National Testing Agency, which conducts the exam. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the RSS, has requested a CBI probe into the NEET UG 2024 exam, claiming major issues in how …

NEET UG 2024 Controversy: Allegations of Irregularities Spark Student Protests
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NEET UG 2024 Controversy: Allegations of Irregularities Spark Student Protests

ABP News  

NEET UG 2024 Controversy: After the NEET 2024 results were announced, concerns arose about the fairness of the process, particularly regarding top scorers and the allocation of extra marks. NEET UG 2024 Controversy: Student Protests In Kanpur The NEET exam results were released June 4, 2024 but there's been a lot of commotion in Kanpur about the NEET 2024 results. …

Second Year Inter Exams Begin on a Smooth Note
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Second Year Inter Exams Begin on a Smooth Note

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Logistical challenges and traffic chaos in certain areas notwithstanding, the first day of the second year Intermediate exams, second language paper-II, passed off smoothly on Thursday. However, students from the city had to bear the brunt of traffic chaos in certain areas like SR Nagar and Narayanguda. Many parents expressed concern at the lack of parking lots and waiting …

CBSE advises students to reach exam halls early in anticipation of traffic snarls caused by farmer protests
10 months, 1 week ago

CBSE advises students to reach exam halls early in anticipation of traffic snarls caused by farmer protests

The Hindu  

In light of the board examinations for classes X and XII starting from Thursday, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued an advisory to schools, parents and students to ensure that they reach the examination centres well before time, to avoid delays because of traffic jams due to the ongoing farmers’ protests. In Delhi, 5,80,192 students from 877 examination …

Modi’s roadshow in Bengaluru poses no hurdles to NEET students as had been feared
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi’s roadshow in Bengaluru poses no hurdles to NEET students as had been feared

The Hindu  

Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in central parts of the city on Sunday morning, students reached examination centres without any hurdles for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - 2023 held in the city. The NEET - 2023 was held between 2 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. and the reporting time at the centres was 12.30 p.m. As the traffic police had …

2-day road show: PM cut shorts distance from 8 kms to 6.5 kms
1 year, 7 months ago

2-day road show: PM cut shorts distance from 8 kms to 6.5 kms

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cut short his roadshow from the earlier scheduled 8 kms to 6.5 kms distance from New Thippasandra to Trinity Circle and his roadshow covered 5 Assembly seats in Bengaluru city. Over Saturday’s roadshow of Modi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on his social networking account had posted “PM Modi's road show not only inconvenienced …

Candidates, parents seek deferment of NEET examination in violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Candidates, parents seek deferment of NEET examination in violence-hit Manipur

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Medical career aspirants and their parents in violence-hit Manipur have urged the National Testing Agency to defer the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test scheduled on May 7. More than 5,000 candidates – many of them from the hill districts cut off from the centrally located Imphal Valley – were to have sat for NEET, the only national-level medical entrance …

PM Modi's road-show begins in Bengaluru amid fanfare
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi's road-show begins in Bengaluru amid fanfare

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 26 km roadshow in the city on Saturday morning, campaigning for the BJP, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. The roadshow from Someshwar Bhavan RBI Ground in Bengaluru South to Malleshwaram's Sankey Tank is expected to be covered in about three-and-half hours, according to party sources. Modi's roadshow today will be …

Modi road show in Bengaluru modified again due to NEET exam on May 7
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi road show in Bengaluru modified again due to NEET exam on May 7

The Hindu  

The ruling BJP has yet again modified its roadshow in Bengaluru featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this time to avoid inconvenience to students appearing for NEET that is scheduled on Sunday, May 7. The Sunday roadshow was earlier scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and end at 1.30 p.m., covering a distance of about 26 km. The proposal to organise …

PM Modi reschedules Bengaluru roadshow due to NEET exams
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi reschedules Bengaluru roadshow due to NEET exams

India TV News  

The schedule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day roadshow in Bengaluru toward the end of the week was changed, once more, by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP announced on Friday that the National Eligibility and Entrance Test examinations on Sunday at 2 p.m. necessitated moving the approximately 26-kilometer-long roadshow to Saturday, May 6. PM Modi directed us to prepone …

NEET-PG will be held on March 5: Health Minister Mandaviya
1 year, 10 months ago

NEET-PG will be held on March 5: Health Minister Mandaviya

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The NEET-PG examination will be conducted as per schedule on March 5 for those aspiring to get admission to postgraduate medical courses, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on Friday. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during the Question Hour, Gogoi sought to know from Mandaviya his ministry's stand on the students' demand for postponement of …

NEET-PG 2023 examination to be held on March 5, informs Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha
1 year, 10 months ago

NEET-PG 2023 examination to be held on March 5, informs Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

NEET-PG exam 2023 : The NEET-PG examination will be conducted as per schedule on March 5 for those aspiring to get admission to postgraduate medical courses, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on Friday. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during the Question Hour, Gogoi sought to know from Mandaviya his ministry’s stand on the students’ demand for …

BJP road show unlikely as SPG reluctant, says MLC Madhav
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP road show unlikely as SPG reluctant, says MLC Madhav

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: A grand roadshow proposed by the state unit of the BJP to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 11 may not take place, as per the latest reports. “We have clearance from party headquarters in Delhi, but SPG seems reluctant to accord permission,” said senior party leader and MLC P.V.N. According to the tentative schedule, the Prime Minister …

NEET 2021 Paper Leak: Student, Invigilator, Six Others Held for Cheating in Medical Entrance
3 years, 3 months ago

NEET 2021 Paper Leak: Student, Invigilator, Six Others Held for Cheating in Medical Entrance

News 18  

The police have arrested a candidate who appeared in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test examinations for Sunday for cheating, officials said on Monday. The police arrested 18-year-old candidate Dineshwari Kumari along with invigilator Ram Singh, in charge of exam centre’s administration unit Mukesh, Dineshwari’s uncle and four others were also nabbed in connection with the case, DCP Richa Tomar …

Rahul Gandhi calls for postponement of NEET examinations, says government 'blind' to students' distress
3 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi calls for postponement of NEET examinations, says government 'blind' to students' distress

Firstpost  

The former Congress chief also urged the government to let the students “have a fair chance” in the exams. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called for the postponement of the NEET examination, and alleged that the government is “blind” to students’ distress. Gandhi’s remarks come a day after the Supreme Court refused to defer the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance …

Tamil Nadu health minister asks education minister to cancel NEET
3 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu health minister asks education minister to cancel NEET

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Health Minister M Subhramanian wrote to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking the cancellation of NEET citing Covid-19 concerns. Subhramanian asked Pradhan to consider cancelling the all-India medical exams just like how the Class 12 board exams were cancelled keeping in mind the well-being and safety of students amidst the pandemic. 4 cities added as NEET centres Education Minister …

NEET 2021 Students Demand Multiple Attempts Like JEE Main, Write Letter to Education Minister
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET 2021 Students Demand Multiple Attempts Like JEE Main, Write Letter to Education Minister

News 18  

Offer multiple attempts in medical entrance exam — National Eligibility cum Entrance Test — just like in for the engineering entrance – JEE Main, ask Students Islamic Organisation of India. “It is heartening to see that the National Testing Agency will be conducting the JEE for engineering institutions four times this year, giving each student multiple attempts to give their …

NEET 2021 Likely to be Discussed as Tamil Nadu CM Meets PM Modi Today
3 years, 6 months ago

NEET 2021 Likely to be Discussed as Tamil Nadu CM Meets PM Modi Today

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. While there are several topics of discussion, a discussion on the medical entrance exam – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – is also expected to take place. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, “conducting all national level entrance exams for any professional course would be detrimental to the …

NEET and JEE Exams 2021: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Exam Dates, Syllabus and More
4 years ago

NEET and JEE Exams 2021: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Exam Dates, Syllabus and More

News 18  

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishak on Thursday interacted with students, teachers and parents regarding the upcoming competitive examinations. The interaction, which was aired live on the Minister’s Twitter and Facebook pages, aimed at addressing various concerns of the students with respect to the dates and syllabus of NEET and JEE Exams 2021. Here are the highlights of the Education Minister …

Tamil Nadu's political parties continue to resist NEET
4 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu's political parties continue to resist NEET

The Hindu  

A PECULIAR signage greets road users along a small section of National Highway 544, which passes through Namakkal district, now well known for Tamil Nadu’s National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test tutorial “factories”. Jayaprakash Gandhi, a Salem-based career consultant and analyst, said on Twitter: “If the 1st rank student in NEET is claimed by 6 coaching institutes, then there is something …

NEET 2020: 379 girls from Delhi govt schools crack exam despite all odds
4 years, 2 months ago

NEET 2020: 379 girls from Delhi govt schools crack exam despite all odds

India Today  

The National Testing Agency declared the result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2020 recently. And, from an electrician's daughter to an elder sibling of five surviving on limited resources, 379 girls from Delhi government schools have cracked the medical entrance exam this year. She said, “Also I took time to gain confidence that I can perform at par …

Exams in Telangana not so NEET
4 years, 3 months ago

Exams in Telangana not so NEET

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With uncertainty and fear in their minds, lakhs of candidates took the NEET 2020 across the country on Sunday. Hundreds of students faced operational issues at some examination centres due to the change in their allotted centres at the eleventh hour. However, at least 500 students, who arrived at Vidya Dayani College of Information and Technology, Mallapur, as well …

Bihar teen covers 700 km, travels 24 hours non-stop, yet misses NEET 2020 by 10 mins!
4 years, 3 months ago

Bihar teen covers 700 km, travels 24 hours non-stop, yet misses NEET 2020 by 10 mins!

India Today  

A Bihar boy covered 700 kilometers, travelled for more than 24 hours non-stop, changed buses, took a cab yet missed his NEET 2020 examination by just 10 minutes! Meet Santosh, a 19 year old who undertook a 700 km journey from Bihar, travelled non-stop for 24 hours, changed two buses, took a cab ride, reached his #NEET exam center in …

Hailing Grit of 'Atma Nirbhar' Students, Centre Says 90% Candidates Sat for NEET Amid Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Hailing Grit of 'Atma Nirbhar' Students, Centre Says 90% Candidates Sat for NEET Amid Covid-19

News 18  

Nearly 90 per cent candidates appeared in the medical entrance exam NEET held at over 3,800 centres across the country on Sunday amid strict precautions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. "NTA informed me that around 85-90 per cent students appeared in NEET exam. #NEET participation reflects the tenacity and grit of young #AtmaNirbharBharat.— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank September 13, …

NEET 2020 draws mixed reaction from students; 85 to 90% candidates appeared, says education minister
4 years, 3 months ago

NEET 2020 draws mixed reaction from students; 85 to 90% candidates appeared, says education minister

Firstpost  

Reports also quoted students as saying that the requirements of the COVID-19 precaution protocol were “tiring”. Reports also quoted students as saying that adhering to COVID-19 precaution protocols were “tiring”. Regarding the exam, a majority of students said that the physics and biology sections were “difficult and tricky”, NDTV reported. Many questions of previous year were repeated.” Meanwhile, Careers 360 …

NEET 2020: 23 people detained by cops at Madurai for protest against NEET outside exam centre
4 years, 3 months ago

NEET 2020: 23 people detained by cops at Madurai for protest against NEET outside exam centre

India Today  

Police have detained 23 people in Madurai for protesting against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test being conducted amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. NEET 2020 is being held today across various exam centres in India and around 16 lakh students are appearing for the same. DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, while questioning the safety of students, told ANI: "Students are going through …

NEET 2020 to Be Held Today with Strict Covid-19 Protocol in Place, Over 15 Lakh Students to Appear
4 years, 3 months ago

NEET 2020 to Be Held Today with Strict Covid-19 Protocol in Place, Over 15 Lakh Students to Appear

News 18  

The National Testing Agency will conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test on Sunday despite several objections and after much hullabaloo amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Adequate arrangements have also been made outside examination centres to enable candidates stand with adequate social distancing while waiting,? A group of Indian Institute of Technology alumni and students have launched a portal to provide …

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