NEET Row Live Updates: PG exam postponed; UG retest for 1,563 candidates today

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained two teachers who run a private coaching centre in Latur district in connection with alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, an official said on Sunday. The ATS’s Nanded unit detained the teachers on Saturday night, releasing them after several hours of questioning. One of the teachers also works at a government school in Latur district. The ATS may call the teachers for further questioning if needed, the official added.

Read in detail: NEET-UG row: Two teachers in Maharashtra questioned by Anti-Terrorism Squad

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: Six accused arrested in connection with the UG NEET case were taken from LNJP Hospital in Patna after undergoing medical examination. They were apprehended by Bihar Police in Deoghar, Jharkhand, on June 21.

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: Commenting on the postponement of the NEET-PG exam, Karnataka home minister and Congress leader G Parameshwara said, “From the beginning, the fraternity of educationists has opposed it. Karnataka is a role model; we were the first in the country to start the CET, and it was conducted very smoothly without complaints. Unfortunately, the NEET exam has faced issues for many years. Papers are leaking, there are problems with valuation, data compilation, and counseling. This has put lakhs of students in jeopardy. I believe states should be given the opportunity to conduct exams as before, allowing students to choose their options for admission in their preferred states.”

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR on Sunday concerning irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (undergraduate) or NEET-UG exam, based on a complaint from the Ministry of Education.

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: Yogesh Singh, vice chancellor of the University of Delhi, commented, “The Government of India, particularly the Ministry of Education, has made a wise decision to transfer the NTA chief. This step will help build confidence among students and candidates who appeared for the NEET UG examination. The government is taking all necessary steps to improve the examination processes. A CBI inquiry has been ordered, and a committee has been constituted to suggest improvements for conducting entrance tests. We are all very sensitive about this issue, and I am hopeful that the committee will provide good suggestions that will be implemented from the next academic session.”

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: Former Uttarakhand CM and Congress leader Harish Rawat has criticised the ongoing CBI inquiry into the NEET-UG paper leaks, saying, “NEET UG paper leaks won’t be solved by a CBI inquiry. Until top leaders are investigated and the foundational causes are addressed, both the education and entrance exam systems will not improve.”

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday questioned the Centre’s decision to postpone the NEET-PG exam, stating that the last-minute cancellation caused significant losses to the people.

“It is a big deal to cancel the exam the night before it was scheduled. People had booked flight tickets; some had already reached the exam centers. How many people must have suffered losses because of this? They’re making the CBI investigate. Can a government agency expose the same government’s corruption? There should be either a Supreme Court-monitored investigation or a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee,” Bharadwaj said.

NEET 2024 Row Live Updates: Two of the students who were to appear in NEET UG retest to take place on Sunday at Chandigarh didn’t appear for the exam. The centre was set up at St Joseph’s Senior Secondaey School in Sector 44 and while preparations were made for the two students and police was also deployed here, nobody appeared till the gate was shut at 1:30 pm.

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: Following the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s announcement regarding the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) Examination, originally slated for Sunday, students have voiced their disappointment, condemning the Centre’s decision.

The exam, initially set for June 23, will now be rescheduled, with a new date to be announced shortly.

A ministry statement cited recent allegations questioning the integrity of certain competitive examinations as the reason behind the decision to postpone the NEET PG exam.

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG 2024) has been postponed. Originally scheduled for June 23, the exam has been deferred as a “precautionary measure,” according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). A new date will be announced later. This announcement came a day before the scheduled exam date for the 2024 edition of the postgraduate medical entrance examination.

Amid the ongoing controversies surrounding several major examinations in the country, including NEET UG for undergraduate medical admissions, UGC NET for JRF, appointment as Assistant Professor, admission to PhD degree, and CSIR NET for JRF, Assistant Professorship, and PhD admissions in Science subjects, the Ministry of Health has opted to reevaluate the NEET PG examination process. Dig deeper

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: As many as four national-level competitive exams across the country are under scrutiny, leaving the future of lakhs of students in limbo. The opposition parties have unitedly attacked the Narendra Modi-led NDA 3.0, which was sworn in just 13 days ago. Full details here

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: Reacting to the postponement of NEET-PG 2024 medical exam, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked Narendra Modi on Sunday, saying the helpless prime minister has been watching the spectacle of the youth of the country wasting time and energy to fight “BJP’s corruption”. Dig deeper

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: Reacting to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s criticism amid the controversy surrounding the NEET PG and UG exams, BJP leader Amit Malviya said, “The strings of the NEET-UG paper leak are linked to Congress’s ally RJD. To cover it up, AAP itself was posting fake videos. The remaining exams have been postponed so that the opposition cannot play with the future of the students and use them for its dirty politics.”

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: The NEET-PG entrance examination, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 23, has been postponed as a ‘precautionary measure‘, according to the Ministry of Health.

“Taking into consideration the recent allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, the Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students,” the ministry said.

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to administer a re-examination for 1563 NEET UG candidates who experienced time loss, scheduled for today, June 23. The retest will take place from 2 pm to 5:20 pm. Admit cards have been issued via exams.nta.ac.in/NEET. The outcome of the NEET re-exam is expected to be announced around June 30, 2024. Full details here

NEET PG 2024 Live Updates: After the Centre’s announcement regarding the postponement of the NEET-PG 2024 examination planned for Sunday, certain student bodies and doctors’ associations voiced their dissatisfaction with the decision, asserting that the country’s education system has been “destroyed.”

They further called for a high-level investigation into the agency responsible for overseeing the NEET-UG and NEET-PG examinations. Dig deeper

NEET Row Live Updates: The NCP (SP), led by Sharad Pawar, asserts that the postponement of the NEET-PG entrance exam reflects a “failure” on the part of the Centre. They accuse the government of jeopardising candidates’ aspirations and demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, citing “mess and malpractices” in the examination process.

NEET Row Live Updates: The Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU), who carried out the probe into the NEET medical exam so far, has singled out Sikandar Yadvendu as the primary suspect purportedly involved in the illicit distribution of the exam’s question papers.

Yadvendu, employed as a junior engineer at the municipal committee of Danapur, has been apprehended as the principal suspect in the paper leak case. Dig deeper

NEET Row Live Updates: Lakshya Mittal, National President of the United Doctors Front Association on Saturday called the postponement of the NEET-PG examination ‘another scam’.

“NEET-PG exam, which was supposed to be held tomorrow, has been cancelled at the last moment… Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in its press release, has mentioned that the exam has been postponed seeing its integrity and sensitivity… This is another scam after NEET-UG… Candidates have travelled across states and cancelling the exam 10 hours before it is scheduled is no less than playing with the emotions of the doctors… The conducting authorities of both- NEET PG, as well as NEET UG, should be investigated… India’s medical education system has been destroyed… CBI enquiry into the NEET-UG issue is a commendable step,” he said.

NEET Row Live Updates: The Centre brought the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 to curb leaks, malpractices as well as organised malpractices in recruitment examinations like UPSC, SSC, etc. and entrance tests such as NEET, JEE, and CUET.

– The Punishments under Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 proposes penalties for unfair means, including imprisonment of three to five years and fines of up to ₹10 lakh.

– In cases of organised crime involving examination authorities, service providers, or other institutions, offenders may face imprisonment of five to 10 years and a minimum fine of ₹1 crore.

– The law grants agencies the authority to seize and forfeit properties of institutions engaged in organized crime to recover examination costs.

– Investigations under the Act will be conducted by an officer of the rank of deputy superintendent of police or assistant commissioner of police Dig deeper.

NEET Row Live Updates: Congress leader Pawan Khera criticised the central government on Saturday for delaying the NEET-PG examination, stating that the government has completely “lost its trust” among the youth.

Amid Opposition criticism directed at the BJP regarding the postponement of the NEET-PG exam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party government, describing the delay as “another unfortunate example of the deterioration of the education system.”

The Congress leader further said that under the BJP’s governance, students are compelled to battle the government to safeguard their future instead of focusing on their studies to build their careers.

NEET Row Live Updates: ABVP General Secretary Yagyawalkya Shukla asked for ‘reasons’ from both the government and the National Board of Education regarding the abrupt delay of the exam just hours before its scheduled time on June 23 morning.

This marks the second postponement of a competitive exam, following the cancellation of the UGC-NET due to the leakage of exam papers on the darknet.

NEET Row Live Updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the central government for delaying the NEET-PG 2024 examination, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is powerless against the paper leak racket and education mafia. He further asserted that the BJP government poses the greatest danger to students’ future.

Gandhi labelled the BJP-led government at the Centre as “incompetent.” Dig deeper