A retest for 1,563 candidates par൩ticipating in the NEET-UG will take place today amid heightened scrutiny, as officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Union education ministry will oversee the exam proceedings across examination centers.
The Ministry of Education has formed a seven-member committee chaired by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan 🌞and is given the task of supervising 🍒the operational practices of the NTA and proposing exam reforms.
As a consequence of these developments, the NEET-PG entrance exam, which ♑was scheduled to be co🎃nducted on June 23 has been postponed until further notice.
NEET UG Retest To Be Conducted Today | Top Points
The retest for the medical entrance exam is happening due to the withdrawal of grace marks given to students at six centres (Meghalaya, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Chandigarh) for delay in starting thꦯe exam.
Six students scored perfect 720 marks, alongside 61 others, sparking allegations of i💎nflation of marks.
The retest will occur at seven centers, with six new ones added and one unchanged in Chandigarh where only two candidat𓆉es will participate.
NTA and Union education ministry officials💧 will superviౠse the re-exam to ensure smooth conduct.
The decision to re-conduct th♑e exam follows allegations of irregularities, incl🐷uding paper leaks, in NEET-UG.
Education Minister Dh🐬armend👍ra Pradhan stated that NEET was not be cancelled to avoid harming the careers of legitimate exam passers due to isolated malpractices.
