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‘Truth Has Prevailed’: Education Minister Pradhan On SC Ruling Out NEET-UG 2024 Re-Test

After the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order a re-examination of the controversial NEET-UG 2024 exam, citing lack of material to justify systematic breach of sanctity, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan welcomed the apex court's decision saying "The truth has prevailed". Pradhan stated said that the Centre had been saying from the beginning that there has not been any large-scale breach and that the students are government's priority. "The truth has prevailed. We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. We have been saying this from the beginning that our priority is students of this country. Government's priority has always been to see that there should be no tampering with students' future... From the last 2-2.5 months, the government...
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Video | “We’ll Keep Raising NEET Issue”: Rahul Gandhi In Parliament

Speaking on the NEET issue, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that he will keep pressurising the government over the NEET issue. He said, "Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should have responded. We have always asked for discussion in the Parliament but the government is not interested. We will keep raising this issue and keep pressurizing the government." Source link
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NEET paper leak: Serious problem in examination system, says Rahul; Centre hits back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of oppostion in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the Centre over NEET-UG paper leak issue, stating that the there is a "very serious problem" in the country's education system. "The issue is that there are millions of students in the country who are extremely concerned about what is going on and who are convinced that the Indian examination system is a fraud," Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha.Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at the Congress leader and said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) was established in 2010 during the UPA government's tenure."A lie will not become truth just by shouting. The fact that the Leader of Opposition says that the country's examination system is rubbish, is highly condemnable," said the education mi...
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railways to invest ₹1 lakh crore in Odisha in next five years

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. File | Photo Credit: ANI Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on June 30 said new railway projects worth ₹1 lakh crore will be implemented in Odisha in the next five years.Mr. Vaishnaw said this while addressing a felicitation programme organised by Odisha BJP in Bhubaneswar to felicitate the party's 20 MPs and 78 MLAs elected in recently held Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections in Odisha.“The Congress government and the then Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government have neglected the development of the railway sector in Odisha. So, with the formation of a double-engine government of the BJP in Odisha and Centre, now, the gap created during the past years, will be met by creating a new record in these five years,” he said.“Though many mega railway projects ...
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New NEET-PG Exam Date To Be Revealed Within 2 Days: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

NEET-PG Exam 2024 Exam Date: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) will soon reveal the revised schedule for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Post Graduate (NEET-PG), within the next two days, announced Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. This update follows the recent cancellation of exams due to concerns over alleged irregularities in competitive tests. "NEET-PG's date will be announced by the NBE in one or two days," Pradhan told reporters in Panchkula during the Haryana BJP's extended state executive meeting, as quoted by news agency PTI. He also attacked the Congress over protests in Parliament demanding a discussion on the NEET-UG Exam row. "From their attitude in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha over the last tw...
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Exclusive interview with Dharmendra Pradhan: ‘We will make exams 100 per cent foolproof’

Soon after he resumed charge of the Union ministry of education, Dharmendra Pradhan had to deal with the storm that broke out over serious irregularities and subversions of the national entrance examination system with the Opposition even demanding his resignation. In an exclusive interview with India Today Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Deputy Editor Anilesh S. Mahajan on June 25, Pradhan speaks forthrightly about the action the central government has taken to deal with the crisis and the challenges that lie ahead. Excerpts:Q. There has much angst and controversy over the National Testing Agency and the way it has conducted entrance exams, particularly the recent NEET-UG (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Undergraduates) to medical colleges. What are the reasons be...
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NEET gets messy

What went wrong with entrance exams like NEET this year and how it affected the ambitions of millions of studentsA protest by students’ organisations in Hyderabad, Jun. 18; (Photo: ANI) There seems to be no end to the troubles at the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts major entrance examinations in the country and holds the fate of millions of students in its hands. Over three million have been left hanging with the controver­sies surrounding two big examinations—the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG, the gateway for admissions to medical courses in India, and the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), the key qualification for those hoping to find teaching jobs in colleges or to get junior researc...
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Why Did Govt Decide Against Cancelling NEET-UG Despite Paper Leak? Education Minister Clarifies

The government chose not to cancel the NEET-UG medical entrance exam despite the huge controversy and an ongoing investigation into a paper leak. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan clarified that the leak affected a limited number of students, contrasting it with broader leaks in 2004 and 2015 that led to exam cancellations. He stated that canceling the exam would unfairly impact lakhs of students who rightfully cleared it.  Minister Pradhan also mentioned that the Supreme Court is hearing the case, and its decision will be final.  The government maintains that the reports of the leak were mere "isolated incidents". It was localised and involved only a few students from Bihar. A student and three other individuals have been arrested and are being ques...
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NEET UG Scam 2024: Dharmendra Pradhan assures ‘harshest punishment’ for the guilty amidst suspicion of irregularities in two locations – Times of India

The NEET UG 2024 results, announced on June 4, faced widespread criticism from students and parents alike. Legal challenges were filed against the results, highlighting three main issues: the provision of grace marks to some students, claims of a leaked question paper, and suspected irregularities at particular exam centers. Numerous voices demanded an investigation and a retake of the exam.As a result, a four-member committee was formed to review the NEET UG 2024 outcomes. While compensatory marks have been scrapped by the Supreme Court on the basis of the panel’s recommendations and the option of re-test has been offered to those awarded grace marks, the other allegations will be reviewed by the Apex Court on July 8 this year. Meanwhile, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sai...
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NEET-UG 2024 — ‘If Big Officials Of NTA Found Guilty, They Won’t Be Spared’: Edu Min Pradhan

NEET-UG 2024 Row: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday assured stringent action against officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) if they are found guilty of irregularities in the conduct of the 2024 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG). Addressing the concerns of students and parents, Pradhan emphasised the need for significant improvements within the NTA. "On the recommendations of the Supreme Court, the order has been given for a re-test of 1,563 candidates. Some irregularities have come to light in two places. I assure students and parents that the government has taken this seriously," Pradhan told news agency ANI. He added, "Even if the big officials of the NTA are found guilty, they will not be spar...
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Education | Crack the reform code

Considering what the ruling BJP had promised in its election manifesto—universal, quality and future-ready education as envisioned by the New Education Policy, 2020—the education ministry pretty much knows what it has to do. The immediate priorities will have to bridging the learning gap in schools, making higher education industry-relevant and freeing entrance examinations of malpractices and glitches. Source link
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Video | NEET Exam Scam को लेकर Patna में प्रदर्शन, छात्रों ने उठाई परीक्षा रद्द करने की मांग

NEET Exam Scam को लेकर देश भर के छात्रों में आक्रोश देखा जा रहा है. इसे लेकर बिहार में भी माहौल गर्माने लगा है. पटना में छात्रों ने आज प्रदर्शन किया. थोड़ी देर में ये प्रदर्शन उग्र होता भी दिखाई दिया. छात्रों की मांग है कि परीक्षा को रद्द कर दोबारा से आयोजित कराया जाए. Source link
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‘Government’s denial of NEET leak a cover-up’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Slamming as a "cover up" the govt claim that there was no paper leak in NEET-UG exam, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge Friday said Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan should clarify how his claim squares up with the arrests of 13 persons in Bihar for "paper leak" and the busting of organised rackets in Patna and Godhra where police arrested culprits and alleged exchange of money for offering NEET question papers and cheating.Kharge amplified the Congress attack on the Modi govt over the NEET row, which the party has already announced will be a key issue in the first session of new Parliament starting this month. AICC dubbed the NEET paper leak as a pattern under BJP regimes in UP, Gujarat and MP, and called the row "Vyapam 2", a reference to the infamous alleged pa...
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PM Modi 3.0 govt. assigns portfolios to council of ministers: Dharmendra Pradhan to continue as education minister – Times of India

Dharmendra Pradhan becomes the education minister again PM Narendra Modi assigned portfolios to his council of ministers today, 10th June. Dharmendra Pradhan retains his position as the head of the Ministry of Education in the third tenure of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Union Council of Ministers in the Modi 3.0 administration comprises 72 members, with 30 holding cabinet positions and five serving as ministers of state with independent charge.President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to the ministers on Sunday, June 9.Pradhan has been a part of PM Modi's cabinet in the two preceding terms, overseeing various sectors such as petroleum and natural gas, education, and skill development. During the Prime Minister's initial tenure, Ramesh Pokh...
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Pradhan seeks Centre’s urgent intervention to contain forest fires in Odisha

A Sabuja Bahini member tries to douse a burning patch of forest near Similipal biosphere, Odisha. File photo | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday, March 13, 2023, urged Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav to set up an empowered committee for the formulation of a detailed long-term action plan to prevent forest fires in Odisha.Mr. Pradhan shot off the letter in wake of forest fires exceeding the number of those recorded in other States this year. He also sought Mr. Yadav’s personal intervention in convening a meeting between the Ministry’s officials and the State government officials for launching urgent measures to contain the fires. “We need to assess the damage to forest land, flora and fauna, as wel...
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