The CBI is investigating the NEET UG irregularities case. The probe agency has also arrested 6 people so far. Moreover, Bihar Police has also identified a doctor who paid Rs 4 lakh to the paper solver to ensure his son's success in the medical entrance examination.
Since day 1 of the Lok Sabha session, the united opposition has been demanding a discussion on the NEET-UG examination, which has become a pressing issue in the country following the revelations of paper leaks.
NEET-UG 2024 row: Amid controversy over the NEET paper leak case, the Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on a new petition related to the case for two weeks.
As many as 813 of the 1563 eligible candidates had appeared for the NEET re-test on June 23, 2024. The National Testing Agency had released the answer keys for the re-exam on June 29.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the owner of a private school which was one of the designated centres for the NEET-UG examination. Earlier, a journalist was also arrested on June 29.
A user claimed that the persons arrested from Jharkhand's Deoghar were held from Congress office. The viral claim turned out to be false in the fact check.
NEET UG 2024 re-test answer key has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates who appeared in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET UG 2024) retest can download the provisional answer keys from the official website and raise objections if any.
NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. This year's exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 abroad. More than 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the test.
Parliament session 2024: The I.N.D.I.A bloc parties today (June 28) gave adjournment motion notices in the Lok Sabha and notices under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha to take up a discussion on the NEET exam issue.
Both the accused came under scanner during a probe by the Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) which was investigating the case earlier. The team had found burnt question papers of NEET-UG during a raid at a hideout of the solver gang.
The racket was unearthed after the Panchmahal district collector received a tip-off that some persons were involved in malpractices linked to the exam, as per the FIR registered on May 8 by the Godhra police.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said a credible high-level committee has also been formed for reform, soon the date of all those exams will also be announced. He also urged the Opposition to come out of politics and join the discussion.
Amidst uproar over NEET-UG irregularities, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to exempt the state from NEET and allow medical admissions based on Plus Two marks. The resolution, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, faced significant protest and a walkout by BJP members.
India TV Fact Check: There is a claim circulating on social media that NTA is a private institution and therefore not subject to RTI. However, India TV's investigation has found this claim to be misleading.
As the nation is witnessing widespread protests over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) by the National Testing Agency, the opposition is set to raise the issue in Parliament on Friday.
The NEET-UG 2024 exam was conducted on May 5 and its results were declared on June 4 but they were followed by allegations of question paper leaks in states such as Bihar, besides other irregularities.
The allegations over the paper leak have led to protests in several cities and sparring between rival political parties. As many as 67 students scored a perfect 720, unprecedented in the NTA's history, raising suspicions about irregularities in the examination.
NEET UG paper leak case: On June 24, the CBI collected all material evidence related to the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, which had been handling the probe until the federal agency took over.
On June 24, the CBI collected all material evidence related to the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police, which had been handling the probe until the federal agency took over.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation of five new cases involving alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, which were previously under investigation by Bihars' EOU.
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