NEET: Students protest in Patna demanding cancellation of exam, burn effigies | Patna News – Times of India
PATNA: Students in Patna staged a protest on Saturday, demanding the cancellation of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-Undergraduate) amid ongoing controversy over irregularities in the exam. The protesters gathered on the roads, burning effigies and tyres, while police personnel used minor force to disperse the crowd.
One of the protesting students said, “NEET (UG)- 2024 is been under continuous controversy since the day it’s been conducted.NTA has announced to reconduct the NEET (UG)- 2024 for 1563 candidates but we demand that why only 1563 candidate’s re-exam will be taken. The National Testing Agency should conduct a re-exam for all 24 lakh candidate in a fresh and fair manner.”
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced that exams for the NEET (UG)-2024 will be conducted on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who experienced time loss during the originally scheduled examination on May 5. The May 5 exam, conducted by NTA across 4,750 centres for nearly 24 lakh students, has been put under scrutiny due to allegations of paper leaks and questionable grace marks. The fact that an unprecedented 67 students have achieved a perfect score of 720 has further raised concerns.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Digvijay Singh demanded a probe into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-Undergraduate exams and called for the cancellation of the entire exam. In a post on ‘X’, Singh wrote, “My demand is that the entire examination should be cancelled and it should be held as soon as possible and a completely impartial inquiry should be conducted into this matter under the new law passed by the Parliament and the culprits should be given the harshest punishment.”
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also criticized the central government, claiming that paper leaks are “inevitable” when the BJP is in power, whether at the Centre or in the state. Yadav expressed concern over the credibility of examinations in the country and accused the NDA government of ignoring the issue despite evidence of paper leaks, investigations, arrests, and confessions from the conspirators.
One of the protesting students said, “NEET (UG)- 2024 is been under continuous controversy since the day it’s been conducted.NTA has announced to reconduct the NEET (UG)- 2024 for 1563 candidates but we demand that why only 1563 candidate’s re-exam will be taken. The National Testing Agency should conduct a re-exam for all 24 lakh candidate in a fresh and fair manner.”
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced that exams for the NEET (UG)-2024 will be conducted on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who experienced time loss during the originally scheduled examination on May 5. The May 5 exam, conducted by NTA across 4,750 centres for nearly 24 lakh students, has been put under scrutiny due to allegations of paper leaks and questionable grace marks. The fact that an unprecedented 67 students have achieved a perfect score of 720 has further raised concerns.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Digvijay Singh demanded a probe into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-Undergraduate exams and called for the cancellation of the entire exam. In a post on ‘X’, Singh wrote, “My demand is that the entire examination should be cancelled and it should be held as soon as possible and a completely impartial inquiry should be conducted into this matter under the new law passed by the Parliament and the culprits should be given the harshest punishment.”
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also criticized the central government, claiming that paper leaks are “inevitable” when the BJP is in power, whether at the Centre or in the state. Yadav expressed concern over the credibility of examinations in the country and accused the NDA government of ignoring the issue despite evidence of paper leaks, investigations, arrests, and confessions from the conspirators.
