Petitions seek reconduct of medical entrance exam and reconsideration of grace marks. SC heard one such plea and has asked testing agency NTA to respond in next hearing.
Testing agency also addressed questions regarding paper leaks in Patna & Sawai Madhopur, where Hindi medium students were mistakenly given English papers and vice versa.
NEET 2024 exam has been marred by paper leaks, grace marks, several perfect scores, and a drastic increase in cut-off. The beleaguered medical entrance exam faces its biggest test ever, with the matter now before Supreme Court.
High-powered panel looking into alleged discrepancies will submit recommendations in a week, says Subodh Kumar Singh, chief of NTA which conducts NEET-UG.
In previous years, there have been 1-3 toppers for each year at best. Now, students, parents & teachers are also demanding that NTA reveal how many students got grace marks & how much.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has reduced the exam fees to benefit the lakhs of candidates appearing for the examinations under it, an official said.
The deceased, Faureed Hussain, was a native of West Bengal’s Birbhum district. This is the 25th case of suicide by a coaching student in Kota this year.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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