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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicNEET scam

Topic: NEET scam

Don’t kill NEET over paper leaks. Medical seats mustn’t become privilege of the rich again

Many private medical colleges, run by politicians, would invariably wish for the NEET exam to be abolished and for a return to the old system where they could earn huge amounts of money.

NTA releases final NEET-UG results, number of students with perfect score down to 17 from 67

The NEET UG 2024 examination, held on May 5, has been embroiled in controversy following allegations of paper leaks, irregularities, and time losses during the exam.

SC refuses to order NEET-UG retest, says data on record doesn’t indicate ‘systemic leak’

Currently, there is absence of material on record sufficient to lead to conclusion that exam result was vitiated or there was systemic breach in sanctity of the exam, CJI says.

‘There’s only one correct answer, not two’: IIT-D panel on row over NEET-UG physics question

It was argued that the question had two correct answers and a set of examinees, who gave one particular answer out of the two correct ones, were awarded four marks.

NEET-UG paper leak case: CBI arrests one of the kingpins, 2 more medical students

The three have been identified as Shashi Kumar Paswan, and Bharatpur Medical College students Kumar Manglam Bishnoi and Deepender Kumar.

NTA announces centre-wise NEET-UG results amid row over alleged irregularities

The results, initially announced on 5 June, have been published in a new format following an SC order amid alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam, including paper leak.

CBI questions three AIIMS-Patna students in NEET-UG paper leak case

The central probe agency has lodged six FIRs in its investigation into 'irregularities' in the examination held this May. Over 23 lakh students appeared for the exam.

CBI arrests 2 more in NEET-UG case, including NIT grad who ‘stole question paper from NTA’s trunk’

Civil engineer arrested from Patna, associate who allegedly helped him steal leaked NEET-UG 2024 question paper held in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh.

‘My bat, my rules’ shouldn’t govern NEET. It eliminates poor students even before the match begins

In gully cricket, the batting order is often randomly decided by holding up numbers behind a person’s back as they unknowingly call out names. Let chance rectify the problems with NEET too.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.