NEET-UG exam row: Students and political leaders demand exam cancellation, probe into irregularities, and accountability from authorities over the alleged irregularities in medical entrance exam
Allegations such as the question paper leak and the grant of grace marks to over 1,500 medical aspirants led to protests and the filing of cases in seven high courts and the Supreme Court
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced a protest at Jantar Mantar concerning the NEET controversy today, and a nationwide protest on June 19
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking scrapping of the NEET-UG 2024 exam and an apex court-monitored probe by the CBI or any other independent agency into the alleged irregularities in the test held on May 5. The petition, filed by 20 students who had appeared for the medical entrance exam, has also sought a direction to the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others to conduct the test afresh. While hearing separate petitions raising grievances over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2024, the apex court on Friday had sought responses from the Centre and the NTA on a plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam. The fresh plea stated that in view of "rampant irregularities and fraudulent practices", re-examination would only help in short-listing deserving students to get admission in medical institutions. "Because the sanctity of the examination is questionabl
The Centre has notified the Supreme Court of its decision to cancel the results of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who received grace marks. Watch the video to know more.
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
The Supreme Court on June 11 issued notice to the NTA over a petition seeking cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 results. Watch the video to find out what the NEET controversy is all about.
The Supreme Court acknowledged that the sanctity of NEET exam has been violated and has sought a response from the National Testing Agency
In a recent NEET result declaration, 67 students bagged the top rank, including six from the same exam centre
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday demanded a probe into the alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam. Several aspirants of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) have alleged inflation of marks which led to a record 67 candidates bagging the top rank, including six from the same exam centre. The National Testing Agency (NTA), however, denied any irregularities and said the changes made in the NCERT textbooks and grace marks for losing time at the examination centres are some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks. "Candidates have expressed apprehensions of irregularities regarding the NEET exam and its result wherein several candidates from the same centre got full marks, and candidates with close roll numbers topped, " he said on X. "Many such aspects are surfacing which increases the apprehensions of irregularities in the examination," he said. Gehlot said the matter concerns the future of lakhs of students and th
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed the Modi government over alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam and called for resolution of students' "legitimate complaints" through an investigation. Several aspirants of the medical entrance exam NEET have alleged inflation of marks which led to a record 67 candidates bagging the top rank, including six from the same exam centre. The National Testing Agency (NTA), however, denied any irregularities and said the changes made in the NCERT textbooks and grace marks for losing time at the examination centres are some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "First the NEET exam paper was leaked and now the students allege that there has been a scam in its results as well. Serious questions are being raised on 6 students of the same centre getting 720 out of 720 marks and many kinds of irregularities are coming to the fore." There are reports of many childr
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
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 PG 2024: NBEMS has started the registration for the NEET PG 2024 examination. Candidates can fill the application form from April 16 to May 6. Here's how to apply
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
The National Medical Commission (NMC) preponed the examination date from July 4 to June 23, 2024. Students are not happy with the revised date
In view of the Lok Sabha elections, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Wednesday rescheduled medical entrance exam NEET PG to June 23. The NEET PG 2024 was scheduled to be held on July 7. The decision was taken during a meeting held by the Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission with Medical Counselling Committee, Directorate General for Health Sciences and National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences, a public notice said. The result will be announced by July 15, while the counselling for admission will be held from August 5 to October 15. The cut-off date for the purpose of eligibility to appear in the NEET PG 2024 will remain unchanged at August 15, 2024, the notice said. The new academic session will start on September 16 and the last date of joining would be October 21.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will announce the NEET MDS 2024 admit card today, March 15, Friday. Applicants can download their hall ticket on its official site
Student Union, AISU filed an RTI to know the status of their request to postpone the NEET MDS 2024 exams. RTI's response mentions that their request is under process
The fake registration date for NEET PG 2024 is viral on social media. FAIMA chairman, Dr Rohan Krishnan, requested candidates not to trust WhatsApp, Telegram notices