NEET UGC-NET updates: Govt not even able to conduct exam, how can they rule this country, says Rahul
NEET exam and UGC NET latest news updates : A fresh date for UGC-NET will be announced soon, a top official said today. Hall tickets for NEET-UG re-exam have been released on neet.ntaonline.in.
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NEET and UGC-NET news updates: Students stage a protest over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET examinations issue, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
NEET exam and UGC-NET 2024 LIVE news updates: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 20 hit out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that he has failed to address the issue of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leaks in India. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the NDA government over cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, saying the paper mafia is "rigging exams" under the BJP rule. Yadav stated if the police recruitment exam is leaked, it will have a bearing on law and order while if there is a fraud in the NEET exam, honest people will not become doctors. Likewise the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam will have a bearing on the education system.
After a student claimed in his confessional note that he had access to a copy of the NEET-UG exam paper beforehand, the Bihar Police's Economic Offenses Unit said it will soon investigate the case, and submit a report on it to the education Ministry soon.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday released the admit cards for candidates who are now appearing for retest of the NEET UG 2024 on its official website– neet.ntaonline.in. Only those candidates who had received grace marks by NTA due to loss of exam time can take the retest. Also, the Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, the NTA and others on petitions seeking the cancelation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. The SC also stayed proceedings in pleas filed in Rajasthan, Calcutta and Bombay High Courts on the alleged paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024 examination.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said every year the PM conducts a "grand tamasha of what he calls 'Pareeksha pe Charcha'." "Yet, his government cannot even conduct an examination without leaks and frauds," he added. The opposition party also asked the prime minister if he would "leak pe speak." The education ministry on Wednesday night said that the UGC-NET exam stands cancelled following inputs that the exam's integrity has been compromised. The central government has cancelled the UGC-NET exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency, just a day after it was held. Over 900,000 candidates had sat for the exam, which is conducted to determine eligibility for junior research fellowships.
The Ministry of Education stated that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) on the examination.“These inputs prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised,” the ministry said.
The Ministry of Education stated that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) on the examination.“These inputs prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised,” the ministry said.
A fresh examination will be conducted, for which information shall be shared separately , it further added. The matter will also be handed over to the CBI for an exhaustive probe. Coming amid the ongoing row over the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, the UGC-NET cancellation adds to the NTA's mounting troubles. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court, which observed on Tuesday that it did not want “even 0.001 per cent negligence.”
The NTA is an autonomous body, set up by the Centre to conducting entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions. The NTA is supposed to undertake all these responsibilities in a “scientific manner” in consultation with the subject matter experts and psychometricians.
The UGC NET or National Eligibility Test is an examination conducted for the appointment of assistant professors, junior research fellowships, and admission to PhD in universities. In a statement, the Education Ministry said the June exam of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) was conducted on Tuesday in OMR (pen and paper) mode in two shifts across the country.
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Got NEET-UG paper night before, memorised answers: Confession statements of 4 accused
The confession statements of four people taken in custody from Bihar in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak shed light on how middlemen acquire question papers for some candidates and sell them for high prices. Four people have been arrested in Bihar for allegedly leaking the paper on May 4.
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Delhi High Court rejects plea for permission to appear in NEET-UG re-exam on June 23
The court has dismissed a plea by three medical aspirants seeking permission to appear for NEET UG, 2024 re-test on June 23 on the ground of loss of time, holding there was no merit or substance in their demand.
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NEET Exam LIVE news: NEET aspirants meet Rahul Gandhi to raise concern on examination issues
A delegation of NEET aspirants met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to hold discussions on the problems affecting them.
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NEET exam news: We demand probe, says Rahul Gandhi
“It’s happening because our institutions have been compromised. Our vice-chancellors are appointed not based on merit, but because they belong to a specific organisation,” said Gandhi, alleging that the BJP has “penetrated” the country’s education system and destroyed it," Rahul Gandhi said today.
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After NEET, UGC-NET case new scandal in series of scams: Bengal education minister
"Amid a massive row on the medical entrance exam NEET over alleged irregularities, with the issue now before the Supreme Court, the Centre on June 19 ordered the cancellation of the UGC-NET following inputs that the exam's integrity may have been compromised and handed over the matter to the CBI for an investigation," West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu posted on X.
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If Centre gives clean chit, it means nothing, their credibility is zero, says Rahul Gandhi
“Centre have no credibility in these matters. If they give clean chit, it means nothing, their credibility is zero. Everybody knows that the epicenters are Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh,” Rahul Gandhi said on the NEET-UG case.
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An independent, objective education system has been demolished, says Rahul Gandhi
“What Narendra Modi did to the economy with demonetisation has now been done to the education system. The reason this is happening and the reason you’re suffering is because an independent, objective education system has been demolished... It is important that those who are guilty here are held accountable and punished,” Rahul Gandhi said.
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NEET exam news: Rules that apply to one paper should apply to another, says Rahul Gandhi
Nothing should be done in arbitrary manner, rules that apply to one paper should apply to another, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated during a press conference on the NEET exam. During Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, thousands complained about paper leaks, Gandhi asserted.
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PM Modi is either not able to stop exam paper leaks or doesn't want to, says Rahul
It was being said PM Modi stopped Ukraine-Russia War, but he is either not able to stop exam paper leaks or doesn't want to: Rahul Gandhi.
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UGC-NET cancellation news: Won’t hesitate in taking action, fresh date to be announced soon, says ministry
A fresh date for the UGCC-NET exam will be announced soon, a ministry of education official said today. Govind Jaiswal, joint secretary, Ministry of education, said the ministry won't hesitate in taking action against those guilty.
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UGC-NET exam update: Next date will be declared soon, matter has been referred to CBI, says official
The Ministry of Education today stated that that the UGC-NET 2024 examination was cancelled as there was a chance that it had been compromised. “9 lakh students had participated in the UGC-NET exam that the NTA conducted on June 18... The ministry saw that there was a chance that the examination had been compromised. The ministry has decided to cancel the examination. The next date will be declared soon. The matter has been referred to the CBI,” Govind Jaiswal, joint secretary, Ministry of education, stated at a presser.
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Once we receive inputs from Bihar police, action against NEET UG offenders will be taken: Official
"Grace marks has been addressed. As for alleged leak, Bihar EOU is investigating. We are relying on their input. They sought detailed input from NTA. Once we receive detailed input from Bihar police we will take action based on that." the joint secretary in the education ministry stated.
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Bihar deputy CM alleges Tejashwi Yadav's aide linked to NEET-UG 2024 paper leak
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha today alleged that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's aide was linked to the alleged paper leaks and the malpractices of the NEET-UG 2024 row. Sinha claimed that Yadav's aide Preetam Kumar called an employee of the Bihar Road Construction Department (RCD) to book a room for Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, an engineer who earlier revealed an alleged involvement of a 'Mantri Ji' in the entrance exam row.
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NEET-UG news update: After arrested candidate confesses, Bihar police to investigate NEET 'paper leak'
A student, Anurag Yadav, claimed in his confessional note that the NEET examination question paper given to him at the exam center had matched 100 percent with the paper that he bought earlier, India Today reported today. After the confession, the Bihar Police's Economic Offenses Unit has started to probe the case, and will submit a report on it to the Union Education Ministry soon.
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Cancellation of UGC-NET exam is a victory of the passion of lakhs of students: Congress chief Kharge
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the government after the Education Ministry ordered the cancellation of UGC-NET and asked for accountability to be fixed. In a post in Hindi on X, Congress chief Kharge said, "Narendra Modi ji, you discuss exams a lot, but when will you hold 'NEET pareeksha pe charcha'. Cancellation of UGC-NET exam is a victory of the passion of lakhs of students," he said
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First Published: Jun 20 2024 | 10:20 AM IST
