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"Call security..." CJI DY Chandrachud warns lawyer during NEET-UG hearing

During the hearing of NEET-UG case as advocate Mathew Nedumpara intervened to answer CJI DY Chandrachud’s query on the issue, CJI asked him not interrupt the proceedings.

Supreme Court's landmark decision on NEET-UG 2024

On July 23, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on whether the NEET-UG 2024 should be cancelled or if a retest should be held. Watch the video for details of the hearing.

Oppn tried to create anarchy over NEET, SC verdict upholds truth: Pradhan

The revised final results of the exam will be announced taking into account marks of a physics question, which the NTA said had two correct answers

All-party meet: Congress demands discussion on NEET, UP eateries row

The Congress on Sunday asserted at an all-party meeting that issues such as the NEET 'scam', Uttar Pradesh government's order to eateries and internal security situation in Jammu and Manipur, be taken up for discussion during the Budget session of Parliament. Congress general secretary, in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh said that in the all-party meeting of floor leaders chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress' deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi presented a host of issues on behalf of the party that should be taken up in the Parliament session beginning Monday. Gogoi called for discussion on governance issues relating to "NEET/NET scams, UPSC controversies, worsening railway safety and Agniveer", Ramesh said. He said the party also flagged that the internal security situation in Jammu and Manipur should be taken up for discussion during the session. According to Ramesh, Gogoi also asserted at the meeting that challenges on the borders with China and ...

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NEET 2024 'paper leak': Court sends key accused to 14-day CBI custody

A special court in Patna on Wednesday sent the key accused in the NEET-UG paper-leak case, who allegedly stole the exam paper from a trunk of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh, to the CBI's custody for 14 days, officials said. During its custody of accused Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya till July 30, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to question him on his alleged role, his linkages with other gang members, the payments received and his local contacts who were involved in the entire theft process, the officials added. Kumar's alleged accomplice, Raju Singh, was sent to the federal agency's custody for 10 days (till July 25) on Tuesday. The CBI has arrested Kumar, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology in Jamshedpur, for allegedly stealing the NEET-UG paper from the NTA's trunk in Hazaribagh, the officials said. Kumar, a resident of Bokaro, was arrested from Patna, they said. The agency also arrested Singh from .

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NEET's problems: Look deeper

We should not just solve the proximate symptoms

Scrapping NEET-UG not rational: Centre asks SC not to jeopardise med exam

NEET row: The central government told the Supreme Court that no widespread irregularities were found in the medical entrance exam

NEET UG row: Over dozen students detained during march to Parliament

Over a dozen students were detained while attempting to march towards the Parliament on Tuesday to protest against alleged irregularities in several competitive exams. The students belonging to different outfits under the banner "India against NTA" gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station here and started raising "anti-NTA" slogans. Carrying posters and banners with slogans like "sack Union Education Minister" and "NTA must go" written over them, the students staged demonstration against the reported incidents of paper leak and corruption in the medical entrance exam, besides others. The Delhi Police detained the protesting students while they tried to march towards the Parliament to press their demands. "After holding a presser at the Press Club, the students gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station from where they started marching towards the Parliament. Over a dozen students were detained while attempting to do so," said a police officer. Various students outfits under the ba

NEET PG: Exam date not to be released today, will be announced this week

On June 22, the NEET PG exam was postponed by the NBE less than 12 hours before the exam was to be held. Now, the exam is expected to be held in August

NEET UG 2024: Re-exam result, rank announced at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NEET UG re-exam result today, June 30, 2024 on the official website. Students can view their results at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/

Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes resolution to scrap NEET exam

NEET row: The abolition of NEET was a cornerstone of DMK's 2021 election promises the resolution now awaits the President's approval

NEET row top 5 updates: NSUI protest, Parliament debate, CBI arrests

TMC and DMK demand the Centre to abolish the NEET exam and revert to the previous system of state medical entrance exams, while Congress asks to raise matter of exam irregularities in the Rajya Sabha

What is NTA: The testing agency facing scrutiny over NEET-UG, UGC-NET exams

The National Testing Agency was established in 2017 to oversee key entrance examinations for government and private higher education institutes, including medical, engineering, management, and more

'Abolish NEET, restore state-led exams': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi

In her letter, Mamata Banerjee noted that states were permitted to conduct their entrance examinations for medical courses before 2017, and this arrangement operated without issues

NEET-UG 2024: 48% grace-marked students skip NEET-UG. Centre-wise list here

Days after the Centre revoked the grace marks, retest for the 1,563 affected students aimed to address the confusion surrounding India's medical entrance exam. But only 813 students took the retest

813 of 1,563 candidates awarded grace marks in NEET-UG appear for retest

As many as 813 of the 1,563 candidates who were earlier awarded grace marks in NEET-UG appeared for a retest on Sunday, officials said. The retest was conducted at seven centres following an order from the Supreme Court. The grace marks were awarded to make up for the loss of time at six centres where the examination started late on May 5. "At least 52 per cent -- 813 out of 1,563 candidates -- appeared for the retest on Sunday," a senior National Testing Agency (NTA) official said. Amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, the NTA on Sunday debarred 17 candidates who had appeared for the exam on May 5 at centres in Bihar. The agency had earlier debarred 63 candidates for adopting unfair means in the exam. On Saturday, 30 additional candidates from Gujarat's Godhara were also debarred.

NEET-UG row: Six arrested accused undergo medical examination in Patna

In the early hours of Sunday, the central government entrusted the matter of alleged irregularities in the NEET (UG) Examination 2024 to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation

NEET retest: 1,563 candidates to appear; NTA, govt official to be present

The NEET-UG retest for 1,563 candidates will be held on Sunday with National Testing Agency and Union education ministry officials present at the examination centres, a senior NTA official said on Friday. The retest for the medical entrance exam is being conducted after the agency withdrew grace marks awarded to students who were compensated for loss of time due to delay in start of examination at six centres in Meghalaya, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Chandigarh. Six students scored perfect 720 marks along with 61 others leading to allegations of inflation of marks. The retest will be held at seven centres -- six being new -- on Sunday. "While all other examination centres have changed, the one in Chandigarh, where only two candidates will appear, will remain the same," said the senior NTA official. "Besides, officials from the agency and the Union education ministry will also be present at these centres. The step has been taken to ensure smooth conduct of the re-exam," the