NEET Exam Row: Dharmendra Pradhan Calls it 'institutional failure' of NTA

NEET Exam Row: Dharmendra Pradhan Calls it 'institutional failure' of NTA

Last Updated Jun - 22 - 2024, 01:26 PM | Source : The Indian Express | Visitors : 24

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assures strict action against any misconduct by NTA officials regarding NEET-UG malpractices. He urges trust in the
NEET Exam Row: Dharmendra Pradhan Calls it 'institutional failure' of NTA

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday announced the formation of a high-level panel to review and improve the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), amid the ongoing row over paper leaks and irregularities surrounding the NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams.

Earlier in the day, dozens of students from different universities and members of various students' outfits protested outside the MoE and Dharmendra Pradhan's residence in Delhi against the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination and irregularities in the NEET.

When asked if the government plans to cancel NEET UG exams similar to UGC-NET, Pradhan emphasized that isolated incidents of malpractice should not overshadow the achievements of the many students who rightfully cleared the examination.

Pradhan's response comes even as the opposition parties continue to demand the re-conducting of NEET exam, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserting that the Opposition will raise the issue in Parliament.

 

He assured that strict action would be taken against any NTA officials found guilty of misconduct. "Let us have faith in our systems; no irregularities or malpractices will be tolerated by the government," Pradhan said, urging opposition parties not to politicize the issue.

The NEET-UG examination is a crucial test conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other related courses in government and private institutions across India.

The examination was conducted on May 5 across 4,750 centres, with approximately 24 lakh candidates appearing. Results, expected on June 14, were declared early on June 4 after the completion of answer sheet evaluations.

An unprecedented 67 students scored a perfect 720, raising suspicions about irregularities, particularly since six of these top scorers were from a single centre in Haryana's Faridabad.

A week earlier, Pradhan had rejected allegations of a paper leak in the medical entrance exam, claiming there was "no evidence of it."

Denying any corruption or inefficiency on the part of the NTA in announcing the results, Pradhan, on June 13, said, “There is no evidence of a paper leak in NEET-UG. The allegations of corruption in the NTA are unfounded; it is a very credible body. There is no inefficiency."

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