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Centre brings into force stringent law to curb irregularities in exams

The Centre on Friday operationalised a stringent law that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations and entails provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore for offenders. Nearly four months after President Dropadi Murmu gave assent to The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the Personnel Ministry on Friday night issued a notification, saying the provisions of the law will come into force from June 21. The move assumes significance amid a raging row over UGC-NET, 2024, exam's question paper leak. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case to probe the question paper leak of the exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Opposition parties have also alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, the results of which were announced by NTA on June 4. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Public Examinations .

Will raise NEET 'paper leak' issue personally in Parliament, says Rahul

The Congress on Friday held protests across the country over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET with Rahul Gandhi saying he will personally raise the issue in Parliament and the opposition will put pressure on the government to ensure justice for students. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that under the BJP's rule, the "education mafia" has a free hand to indulge in corruption. "Seventy papers have been leaked in seven years and the future of two crore youth has been ruined. The NEET exam paper leak scam is a symbol of the Modi government's utter indifference towards the youth," he said. The Congress held a protest across the country over the issue, Kharge said and asserted that his party would raise the voice of the youth strongly. Slamming the Centre over the alleged irregularities in NEET, Rahul Gandhi has said he will personally raise the issue in Parliament and the opposition will put pressure on the government to ensure justice for students.

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'BJP's corruption weakening country': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amid NEET row

Slamming the BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that under the saffron party rule, paper leaks have become a national problem

NEET-UG accused scores 85.8 percentile in Physics and only 5 in Chemistry

NEET-UG 2024 row: The scorecard of Anurag Yadav, one of the four arrested in the alleged paper leak case, shows that he scored 185 out of 720, with a total percentile of 54.84

Congress holds protest outside BJP Delhi office over NEET 'paper leak'

Delhi Congress workers on Friday held a demonstration near the BJP headquarters here over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 examinations. The demonstration was led by Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav. The medical entrance examination, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG, was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates taking part. The results were announced on June 4. There have been allegations of question paper leaks in states such as Bihar and other irregularities in the exam. The allegations have led to protests in several cities and the filing of petitions in several high courts as well as the Supreme Court.

'Two correct options for one question'; candidate challenges legality in SC

One of the questions in the NEET-UG 2024 examination has two correct answers. The candidate files a plea in the Supreme Court challenging its legality. SC schedules the matter for July 8

SC declines to stay process of NEET-UG counselling, issues notice to NTA

A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti of the apex court has tagged the fresh pleas along with pending petitions and posted them for hearing on July 8

NEET-UG row: Cong protest over irregularities, seeks SC-monitored probe

The Congress on Friday held a demonstration here over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 exam and demanded a probe under the supervision of a sitting Supreme Court judge. Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who is also Ludhiana MP, led the protest of the state unit against the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. Chandigarh youth Congress workers also staged a protest against the alleged irregularities in the exam. The examination was held on May 5 across 4,750 centres and around 24 lakh candidates took 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 got completed earlier. There have been allegations of question paper leaks in states like Bihar and other irregularities in the prestigious exam. The allegations have led to protests in several cities and filing of petitions in several high courts as also the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the Supreme Cou

NEET-UG 2024: Review shows missing CCTVs, unguarded strong rooms at centres

NEET-UG 2024 row: The review conducted on the exam day showed that 399 of 4,000 exam centres lacked the mandated two functioning CCTVs in each exam room

NEET-UG row: Cong protests, Pradhan orders action against NTA. Key updates

The Congress is planning a nation-wide protest demanding justice for students, a day after Rahul Gandhi mocked PM Modi for 'being able to stop Ukraine war' but failing to stop paper leaks

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NEET 2024: Prime accused admits to arranging exam papers for 4 candidates

In a startling revelation in the NEET paper leak case, prime accused Sikander Prasad Yadvendu in his confessional statement admitted to having arranged question papers for four exam aspirants to "prepare" them a day before the test and demanded Rs 40 lakh from each candidate. According to sources in the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar police, Yadvendu's confessional statement, recorded under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on May 5, also detailed his contacts with Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand, allegedly known for leaking prestigious exam papers such as NEET. Yadvendu claimed that he demanded Rs 40 lakh from each aspirant, including his nephew Anurag Yadav, for providing the leaked question paper on May 4, a day before the exam. Yadvendu, a junior engineer at Bihar's Danapur Town Council, said, "I contacted Nitish and Amit and told them that I have four candidatesAyush Kumar, Anurag Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, and Shivnandan Kumar." Yadvendu claimed that Nitish and

Govt to form high-level committee to improve functioning of NTA: Pradhan

Calling paper leaks an institutional failure of NTA, Pradhan said that the reform committee will be notified in some days and will consist of technocrats, scientists, administrators, and academicians

UGC-NET cancelled to protect students' interests: Education ministry

A fresh date for the exam is expected to be announced soon

Tejashwi Yadav's aide booked room for NEET-UG 'accused', claims Bihar dy CM

NEET-UG row: Bihar Minister Vijay Sinha has asked Tejashwi Yadav to reply to the allegations made against his aide Pritam Kumar

'If you can stop war, why not NEET paper leaks?' Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi

Slamming the Centre, the Congress leader labelled the NEET paper leak as an act of anti-nationalism

SC notice to govt, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG, seeks response

The apex court also stayed further proceedings on some pleas on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2024 examination pending before different high courts in the country

NEET-UG 2024 row deepens as 4 arrested confess to question paper leak

In their statement to Bihar police, the arrested men confessed to having received the exam questions a day prior to the test and memorising them