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Medical entrance exam NEET-UG to be conducted on May 4, announces NTA

The medical entrance exam NEET-UG will be conducted on May 4, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday. The application process for the the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG began on Friday and will conclude on March 7. It is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of the number of candidates appearing for the test. In 2024, a record more than 24 lakh candidates took the exam. The NTA conducts the NEET every year for admission into medical colleges. A total of 1,08,000 seats are available for MBSS course. Approximately 56,000 of them are in government hospitals and about 52,000 in private colleges. Admissions to undergraduate courses in Dentistry, Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha also utilise the results of the NEET for admission. The NTA had last month announced that the crucial exam will continue to be conducted in pen and paper mode. The decision came after detailed deliberations between education and health ministries on whether to conduct the .

Increased medical seats to help reduce students moving abroad: Experts

The government's announcement in the Union Budget to create 10,000 additional seats in medical colleges next year has been welcomed by education experts and stakeholders, saying the move will reduce the outflow of medical students to other countries. Infrastructure expansion at the five new IITs to accommodate 6,500 more students, 10,000 new medical seats and an allocation of Rs 500 crore to set up a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education, are among the big announcements for the education sector in the 2025-26 budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that the government plans to add 75,000 seats in medical colleges in the next five years. The India Edtech Consortium (IEC) said increasing seats in medical colleges was urgently needed to meet the requirements of the healthcare sector as well as to reduce student outflow to other countries. Prateek Maheshwari, Co-Founder, PhysicsWallah (PW) and Chairman, Indian Edtech Consortium ..

NEET UG 2025: Registration likely to start from Jan 31 at official website

The NEET UG 2025 registration dates will shortly be announced by NTA on their official website. It is anticipated that the application period would open during the second or third week of February

NEET-UG will continue to be conducted in pen and paper mode: NTA confirms

The Centre has decided against conducting the medical entrance exam NEET-UG in online mode for now, and announced on Thursday it will continue to be conducted in pen and paper mode. The decision comes after detailed deliberations between education and health ministries on whether to conduct the NEET-UG in pen and paper mode or online mode. "As decided by the National Medical Commission(NMC), the NEET-UG shall be conducted in Pen and paper mode (OMR based) in a single day and shift," a senior National Testing Agency (NTA) official said on Thursday. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of number of candidates appearing for the test. In 2024, a record more than 24 lakh candidates took the exam. The NTA conducts the NEET every year for admission into medical colleges. A total of 1,08,000 seats are available for MBSS course. Of the seats available for the MBBS course, approximately 56,000 are in government hospitals and

Only the centre has the power to cancel Neet, clarifies TN CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test would have been abolished had the Indi alliance captured power, but only the Central government can now cancel the test. The DMK has consistently opposed NEET and was involved in efforts aimed at scrapping the test, he told the Assembly. "NEET did not enter Tamil Nadu as long as our leader Kalaignar (late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi) and late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa were in power. The exam was introduced only during your regime," Stalin said responding to the Leader of the Opposition AIADMK Edappadi K Palniswami's charge that the ruling dispensation had done precious little to abolish NEET despite its promise in the run-up to the 2021 assembly election. "Does Opposition Leader Palaniswami not know that only the Union Government can cancel NEET? If the Indi alliance had come to power at the Centre, then NEET would have definitely been cancelled," Stalin said responding to a volley of

Will implement recommendations of panel on NEET-UG exam: Centre to SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would be implementing all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year. The top court on August 2, last year refused to annul the controversy-ridden NEET-UG of 2024, saying there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination. It had also expanded the remit of the seven-member expert panel, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan, to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and recommend exam reforms to make the NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate), transparent and free from malpractices. On Thursday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, apprised a bench comprising justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra that the ..

NEET UG syllabus, official website announced; check key details here

NTA has shared the syllabus for NEET UG 2025 and candidates can check more details through the official website, neet.nta.nic.in.

2024: The year of paper leaks, test cancellations, protests, exam reforms

A series of paper leaks in recruitment and entrance tests, cancellation of exams and widespread protests - the year 2024 saw the integrity of several exams being compromised raising concerns about the process while the government notified a stringent law that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations. The Centre also set up a high-level panel headed by former ISRO chief R Radhakrishnan to reform the competitive exam process in the country. The latest in the series of paper leaks is the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam. Candidates have been protesting for more than a week seeking cancellation of the 70th Integrated Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination (CCE), 2024 conducted by the BPSC over allegations of question paper leak. The biggest among the paper leaks in 2024 was the medical entrance exam NEET-UG. Within days of the alleged leak, shocking revelations came to light about the involvement of a well-organised syndicate that had .

Scams @2024: Major political controversies that made headlines this year

From Delhi's liquor policy fallout to NEET exam leaks, 2024 was a year of explosive scandals. Read on to know more about the controversies that defined this year

NEET in online or pen-paper mode: Decision expected soon, says Pradhan

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. Currently, NEET-UG is conducted offline - in pen and paper mode - wherein students have to solve multiple choice questions on an OMR sheet. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of number of candidates appearing for the test. In 2024, a record over 24 lakh candidates took the exam. "The administrative ministry of NEET is Health Ministry and hence we are in talks with them about whether NEET should be conducted in pen and paper mode or online mode. We have had two rounds of talks with Health Ministry led by JP Nadda. Whatever option will be considered best suited for

NEET in online or pen-paper mode: Decision expected soon, says Pradhan

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. Currently, NEET-UG is conducted offline - in pen and paper mode - wherein students have to solve multiple choice questions on an OMR sheet. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of number of candidates appearing for the test. In 2024, a record over 24 lakh candidates took the exam. "The administrative ministry of NEET is Health Ministry and hence we are in talks with them about whether NEET should be conducted in pen and paper mode or online mode. We have had two rounds of talks with Health Ministry led by JP Nadda. Whatever option will be considered best suited for

ED conducts raids in West Bengal over irregularities in medical NRI quota

The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of NRI quota admissions, a practice that reportedly involves substantial financial transactions, fraudulent documentation

A decade of student protest in India: What made the youth hit the streets?

As protests erupt over the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, here's a timeline of student movements in the past decade that shaped India's political and social landscape through youth activism

Vijay-led outfit TVK opposes NEET, Waqf Bill, One Nation One Election

The TVK in its resolution said that 'One Nation, One Election' is against the principles of democracy and federalism

NEET by itself an 'irregularity', alleges DMK specifying irregularities

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test per se is an "irregularity," Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK alleged on Saturday and wondered how such a test could be conducted without defects. The Dravidian party's official organ, 'Murasoli,' in an editorial argued yet again against the test and referred to 'news reports' that a high level committee of experts has submitted a 'report' to the Centre to hold the national test online to prevent irregularities. "The exam, NEET by itself is an irregularity. How an irregular exam can be conducted without irregularity?" the editorial dated November 2, 2024 asked. The Supreme Court on October 21, 2024 extended by two weeks the time granted to the Centre-appointed seven-member expert panel to file its report on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding the NEET-UG. The top court took note of the fact that the report of the panel was almost complete and granted two more weeks for filing the same. Murasoli, citing

Digital question papers, limited attempts: Panel proposes reforms for NEET

A committee led by former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan proposes major reforms to NEET exams, emphasising online testing, multi-stage assessments, and enhanced security measures

NTA Exam Calendar 2025 out: Know JEE Main, NEET UG, CUET UG & UGC NET dates

The NTA exam calendar 2025 has been released. The detailed information for JEE Main, NEET, CUET and UGC NET exams will be available on the official exams' websites

144 candidates paid to get leaked NEET-UG 2024 question paper: CBI

The CBI has identified 144 candidates who had allegedly paid to get NEET-UG leaked and solved papers hours before they were to take the examination for admissions in medical colleges, officials said on Monday. In its third charge sheet filed last week, the CBI has named Pankaj Kumar who stole the papers from Oasis school in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand in collusion with its Principal Ahsanul Haque and Vice-Principal Md Imtiyaz Alam, they said. The crime was allegedly committed once trunks carrying the paper reached the school from the bank vault after 8 AM on May 5, the day of the examination, they said. Haque was the city coordinator for Hazaribagh and Alam was designated the centre superintendent by the National Testing Agency for conducting the NEET UG-2024 examination. The charge sheet with over 5,500 pages carrying findings on the basis of 298 witnesses, 290 documents and 45 material objects gives a detailed modus operandi of the gang that had leaked the paper. Haque and Alam allege

NEET UG row: CBI files third chargesheet against 21 in paper leak case

CBI initiated investigations earlier this year following a controversy over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024

MCC NEET UG Counselling 2024: Round 2 seat allotment result to be out today

NEET UG Counselling 2024 round 2 seat allotment result is expected to be out today. Candidates can check and download the result from the official website mcc.nic.in.