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Serious questions on NTA's integrity, how NEET conduct; demand review: Cong

The Congress on Sunday said there are "serious questions" on the integrity of the National Testing Agency and the manner in which NEET is designed and administered. The opposition party hoped that when the new Standing Committees of Parliament gets constituted, it would take up an in-depth review of the NEET, NTA and NCERT. "I was a member of Parliament's Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare between 2014 and 2019 and recall broad support for NEET. But there were MPs, especially from Tamil Nadu, who had raised concerns that NEET would privilege CBSE students and would disadvantage youth coming from non-CBSE schools," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X. "I do think now that this CBSE issue needs proper analysis. Is NEET discriminatory? Are students from poorer backgrounds being denied opportunities? Other states like Maharashtra also have expressed grave doubts on NEET," he said. There are also serious questions on the integrity of the National ..

Kapil Sibal questions PM Modi's 'silence' over NEET-UG exam issue

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the NEET exam issue and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" over the matter. The examination was held on May 5 across 4,750 centres and around 24 lakh candidates appeared for it. The results were expected to be declared on June 14 but were announced on June 4, apparently because the evaluation of the answer sheets was completed earlier. There have been allegations of question paper leaks in states like Bihar and other irregularities in the prestigious exam. In a post on X, Sibal said, "NEET Examination. The Gujarat factor. Open corruption. Open manipulation. PLEASE notice: Modiji's 'neat' silence." The Centre and the National Testing Agency on Thursday told the Supreme Court they had cancelled the grace marks given to 1,563 candidates who took the examination for admission to MBBS and other such courses. They will have the option to either take a re-test or forgo the compensatory marks awarded to the

NEET-UG row: SC seeks response of Centre, NTA on plea for CBI probe

In a significant development amid a raging row over the NEET-UG, the Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and the NTA on a plea seeking a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing a PIL filed by Hiten Singh Kashyap, also sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Bihar government within two weeks. It said the PIL will also be taken up with other pending ones on July 8, when the top court will start functioning after the summer vacation. The Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) had on Thursday told the Supreme Court they had cancelled the grace marks given to 1,563 candidates who took the examination for admission to MBBS and other such courses. They will have the option to either take a re-test or forgo the compensatory marks awarded to them for the loss of time, the Centre had said. The examination was

NEET-UG row: SC issues notices on NTA's plea to move cases from HCs to it

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to private parties on a plea of the National Testing Agency seeking transfer of cases pending in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the top court to avoid multiplicity of litigation. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took note of the submission of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) counsel that several pleas, seeking cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance TestUnder Graduate, 2024 on the allegations of question paper leak and other malpractices, are pending in several high courts. Issue notice, the bench said, adding they will be taken up for hearing on July 8. The NTA, meanwhile, said it wanted to withdraw three other petitions, which were seeking transfer of cases from high courts to the top court, as they pertained to grant of grace marks to 1,563 candidates on account of loss of time during the examination on May 5. The counsel for the NTA said the issue has been settled and that he will b

'Faulty' NEET 2024 physics question made 44 students topper: Explained

NEET-UG 2024 exam controversy: Nationwide protests occurred after the NEET exam results declared an unprecedented 67 candidates as toppers because of grace marks given by the NTA

Grace marks given to 1,563 NEET candidates to be cancelled: Centre to SC

The Centre also assured the Supreme Court that these 1,563 students will have the opportunity to retake the NEET exam on June 23 and the results will be announced on June 30

NEET UG 2024 row: SC verdict proves issues in exam, says Alakh Pandey

The Supreme Court acknowledged that the sanctity of NEET exam has been violated and has sought a response from the National Testing Agency

Will be students' voice in Parliament, says Rahul amid NEET exam row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday over the NEET-UG medical entrance row, saying the alleged "irregularities" in the examination have devastated more than 24 lakh students even before he takes oath for a new term in office. Gandhi assured students in the country that he will become their voice in Parliament and strongly raise the issues related to their future. Amid allegations of inflation of marks in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday that the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "Narendra Modi has not even taken oath yet and the irregularities in the NEET exam has devastated more than 24 lakh students and their families." Six students from a single exam centre topped the exam with maximum marks, while many got such marks which are technically not possible,

NEET Toppers 2024: State-wise toppers name, percentile, all India rank here

The National Testing Agency announced the NEET UG Result 2024 on June 5. A total of 24,06,079 students registered for the examination, out of which 23,33,297 had showed up

NEET 2024: NTA to release results on June 14 at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET-UG

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UnderGraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 results on June 14. The agency will also announce cut-off marks

NEET 2024: Answer key out on exams.nta.ac.in, raise objections till May 31

The NTA has announced the provisional answer key alongside applicants' responses of the NEET UG 2024 exams. Applicants can download the answer key of NEET UG from exams.nta.ac.in/NEET

NEET UG 2024: Answer key expected soon at exams.nta.ac.in, details inside

NTA is expected to release the NEET UG Answer Key 2024 soon. Candidates who took part in the exam held on May 5 can check/download at the official website at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET once announced

NEET UG 2024 admit card to be out soon at exams.nta.ac.in, details inside

The NEET UG 2024 admit card is expected to be out soon on the official website at neet.ntaonline.in, by the National Testing Agency, or NTA. The authorities have previously issued the exam city slip

NEET-UG 2024-25: Record 24 lakh applications received from candidates

NEET-UG got the highest registration for 2024-25 with 24 lakhs. This has been the 9th year of surge in registrations, with 6000 new seats in government colleges expected to slightly reduce competition

NEET UG 2024: Application correction window opens today at official website

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to open the correction window for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024 today at official site i.e. neet.nta.nic.in

NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, state will get itself exempted: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, "destroying" its medical infrastructure, and asserted that the state will get itself exempted, with public support. Virtually addressing the 4th state conference of the Doctors' Association for Equality (DASE), Stalin recalled the many suicides of medical aspirants in the state allegedly over the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test, which was "imposed" on Tamil Nadu to "destroy the medical infrastructure" created in the state. "We have embarked on a legal struggle to ensure NEET exemption. Some may say with arrogance, even some in (official) positions may say that NEET exemption is not possible. (But) NEET exemption is our aim and it will happen with public support," Stalin said. An anti-NEET signature campaign initiated by the DMK's youth wing, student wing and medical wing has become a "people's movement," Stalin, who is also the ruling party president, added. The Tamil Nadu government has, mor

AYUSH NEET UG 2023 seat allotment result today for special stray round

Once the AYUSH NEET UG Seat Allotment Result 2023 is announced, students who have registered for the special stray round can view their seat allotment at aaccc.gov.in

NEET PG Special Stray Vacancy Round 2023 registration opens today

Applicants who qualified the NEET PG exam can take part in this counselling by registering themselves at the official site. The registration procedure will start today till Nov 22

NEET PG Counselling 2023: Stray vacancy round registration starts today

The deadline to apply for the NEET PG Counselling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round is Oct 11. The choice filling and locking will likewise be held during this period

NEET PG 2023 cut-off marks to be reduced soon by NMC, details inside

NMC got the Health Ministry's nod to decrease the NEET PG cutoff to zero. However, the decrease in NEET PG cut-off 2023 won't compromise the quality of education of the medical students, it claimed