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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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Dharmendra Pradhan: Won’t allow deficiency in holding tests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre would not tolerate any malpractice or irregularities in the conduct of exams, and accountability of the National Testing Agency (NTA) would be fixed if lapses were found. Pradhan met several candidates who took the NEET-UG exam and their parents, and reaffirmed the govt's commitment to protect students' interests."Concerns of students will be addressed with fairness and equity. The counselling process will be underway soon and it is of utmost importance to move ahead without any confusion," he said.Govt sources clarified that the FIR related to NEET in Patna concerned "solver gangs" rather than a paper leak as claimed by Congress. Also, sources in NTA said the average score of qualifiers in Bihar was lower than t...
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UGC NET Admit Card for June 2024 Session OUT: Direct Link to Download Hall Tickets – Times of India

UGC NET Admit Card 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released UGC NET 2024 admit cards for the June session tonight. Candidates appearing for this crucial entrance exam can now download the UGC NET admit card from the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The exam is scheduled for June 18 for a total of 83 subjects in OMR-based mode. UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar had informed about NTA’s plan of releasing the UGC NET admit cards tonight through social media platform X.“NTA plans to issue UGC-NET admit cards by tonight. Please check at https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in Wishing the best to all the candidates who are going to take UGC-NET on 18 June 2024,” reads his post on X.UGC NET Hall Ticket 2024: Steps to DownloadCandidates will need their login credentials to download UGC NET ad...
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NTA to issue revised merit list after re-test | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cancellation of the NEET-UG scorecards of 1,563 candidates who received grace marks due to loss of time and the re-test for them will impact both the overall merit list and the number of top rankers. According to sources in the National Testing Agency (NTA), after the re-test and its result on June 30, NTA is expected to announce a new all-India merit list.Cancellation of grace marks will reduce the number of top rankers from 67 to 61.Sixty-seven candidates had scored 720 marks, tying as joint toppers. However, their all-India ranks differ due to the tie-break scheme. Six of these top scorers are among the 1,563 candidates who took the exam at a centre in Haryana.Regardless of whether these candidates choose to take the re-test or accept their pre-normalisation marks, the ran...
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Sanctity of NEET-UG has been affected, we need answers: Supreme Court | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Holding prima facie view that sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 has been compromised, Supreme Court on Tuesday sought explanation from National Testing Agency (NTA) on alleged irregularities in conducting the test, including on paper leak allegations."Sanctity of the exam has been affected and we need answers," a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah told NTA's lawyer at the outset of hearing.It however, turned down the plea to stay the counselling process.As the bench was convinced that the issue raised by 10 medical aspirants in their petition needed to be examined, it passed the order and decided to bring NEET 2024 under its scanner after a very brief hearing where their lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara did not have to make an effort to convince the court. The court dire...
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CUET UG 2024 update: When will NTA release the provisional answer key? Check marking scheme and other important details – Times of India

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to publish the provisional answer key for the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduates shortly. This nationwide entrance exam, which facilitates college admissions, was conducted in a hybrid format (both computer-based and pen-and-paper) for approximately 1.348 million candidates across 380 cities in India and 26 cities internationally.The test took place from May 15th to 18th, 2024. However, exams at the Delhi and Silchar centers were postponed and rescheduled to May 29th.Candidates who took the CUET UG 2024 exam will have the chance to contest the Provisional Answer Key and review scanned copies of their OMR sheets. These challenges will be reviewed by the relevant subject experts. After considering their feedback and making the neces...
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Former UPSC chairman-led panel to review NEET UG results of more than 1.5k candidates amid calls for fresh exam: Here’s what we know so far – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET UG 2024 results on June 5, revealing an unprecedented scenario where 67 candidates scored a perfect 720, making them joint toppers. This year saw a significant increase in competition, with 13.16 lakh candidates qualifying compared to 11.44 lakh in 2023. However, the announcement was quickly followed by allegations of irregularities, sparking a major controversy.Why the Call for a NEET UG Re-exam?Following the results announcement, numerous issues were raised by aspirants, including exam irregularities, leading to demands for a re-exam. Social media platforms, especially X (formerly twitter), were inundated with hashtags such as “#NEET”, “#NEETfraud”, “#NEET_paper_leak”, “#neetscam2024”, and “#NEET_reconduct,” with the publ...
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NEET Row: ‘Integrity Of Exam Not Compromised’ — NTA Dismisses ‘Paper Leak’ Claims

Amid the row regarding irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 results, the Ministry of Education held a press conference on the medical entrance exam at the National Media Centre in New Delhi today.  NEET was conducted on May 5, 2024 across 571 cities in India in 4750 centres and 14 centres abroad. A total of around 14 lakh candidates registered for the exam, the reuslt of which was declared June 4. After the NEET results were released, concerns were raised about the authenticity of the national exam after 67 students received full marks, out of which eight belonged to the same examination centre. Furthermore, doubts arose as several students scored 718 and 719 marks out of 720, which is not theoretically achievable as p...
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Video | NEET Results Scam? NTA Faces Criticism

The national testing agency that conducts NEET the mandatory entrance test for medical admission has come under severe criticism after it awarded grace marks for loss of time and wrong answers students chose based on wrong information in old NCERT books.An unprecedented 67 students have secured full 720 marks and 6 of them from one single centre in Haryana. Many students and parents allege a scam to favour one set of students from a particular coaching centre. NTA has denied allegations. It  cites a court order and normalisation norms. NDTV's Sam Daniel spoke to one topper in Chennai Source link
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NTA clarifies candidates concern over mark inflation & increased toppers – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised by National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 candidates regarding compensatory marks due to loss of time for some aspirants, a high number of toppers, and higher qualifying cut-offs this year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) clarified on Thursday that compensatory marks were awarded based on a “few Writ Petitions” and the recommendations of a Grievance Redressal Committee.The agency also noted that of the 67 toppers, 50 scored 720 marks due to the revision of one Physics answer key, and 6 received compensatory marks for the loss of time.Candidates took to social media to share their scorecards and question the NTA, asking, “Can @NTA_Exams tell how these students scored 718/720 and 719/720 in NEET-UG with the current marking s...
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NEET UG 2024 cut-off sees a significant increase: Check category-wise qualifying percentile and marks range – Times of India

NEET UG 2024 cut-off: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NEET UG 2024 results, with an unprecedented 67 candidates scoring 720 and emerging as joint toppers in the undergraduate medical entrance exam. 53 of these top achievers are male students, with 16 from the OBC (non-creamy layer) category, five from the economically weaker general section, and two from the SC category.This year saw a surge in qualified candidates, totaling 13.16 lakh compared to 11.44 lakh in 2023, indicating increased competition.Furthermore, the number of exam takers increased significantly from 20.38 lakh in 2023 to 23.33 lakh this year, indicating greater participation.NEET UG 2024 Cut off MarksHere's a comparison of the NEET UG cut-off 2023 and 2024, as per the data released by NTA:CategoryQual...
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Assam SLET 2024 Revised Final Answer Key Released: Check direct link to download – Times of India

The Assam State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) Commission has officially released the revised final answer key for the Assam SLET 2024. Candidates who participated in the examination can now access and download the revised answer key from the official Assam SLET website at sletne.org. The initial answer keys were uploaded on March 28th, 2024. Following this, candidates were allowed to submit their representations or objections until April 16th, 2024.These representations were reviewed by university professors, who examined the objections and suggested necessary modifications. The notice emphasized that these revised answer keys are final and will not be subject to any further modifications. The commission has now released the final revised answer keys based on these suggestions. Steps to...
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