The Supreme Court on Monday said that there was no doubt that there was a breach in the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024, and that it was important to determine whether it was systemic or localised so as to decide whether to order a re-conduct of the exam or to find ways to segregate the wrongdoers to avoid the loss of… Continue reading "Leak in NEET clear, no room for denial, says SC"
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a batch of petitions regarding the medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024. The pleas include those seeking a direction from the court for conducting the exam afresh, alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, will review… Continue reading "Supreme Court to hear batch of 38 NEET petitions today"
Over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates, including several who have been ranked first, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain the Centre and the National Testing Agency from cancelling the controversy-ridden exam. They have sought a direction from the top court to the Union Education Ministry to probe, identify and take strict action against students and others… Continue reading "NEET-UG candidates file plea in SC to restrain govt from cancelling exam"
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin took to Twitter to express his reservation against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. The DMK president reiterated that NEET and other similar entrance examinations are anti-poor, that they undermine federal polity, go against social justice and impact the availability of doctors in deserving areas. Talking about the measures taken by his government to review the… Continue reading "DMK was first to foresee hazards of Neet: Stalin"
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the ‘irregularities’ in the NEET medical entrance examination have devastated close to 24 lakh students, and promised to be the “voice of the students in Parliament”. “We had pledged in our manifesto to give students ‘freedom from paper leaks’ by making a law. Today, I assure all the students of the country… Continue reading "Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over NEET row"
The National Testing Agency (NTA) officially announced the results for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024 on June 4, 2024. In a record-breaking performance, over 67 aspirants have received the perfect score for the first time ever, getting an AIR 1. With 1,65,047 students, Uttar Pradesh had the most qualifying applicants, followed by Maharashtra (1,42,665) and… Continue reading "NTA declares NEET UG result 2024"
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged the President to immediately accord assent to the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill 2021 passed by the State Assembly seeking exemption for the state from NEET. Drawing President Droupadi Murmu’s attention to the suicide of a student and his father at Chrompet in Chennai due to stress of… Continue reading "Stalin asks President to give assent to NEET exemption bill"
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination (NEET) for admissions in medical courses in colleges across the nation, alleging that the single window common test is violative of the principle of federalism. The NEET is a pre-medical entrance test for admissions in undergraduate medical courses such as MBBS… Continue reading "Tamilnadu govt moves Supreme Court against NEET’s constitutional validity"