The Centre is underneath fireplace over alleged irregularities in aggressive exams NEET and NET (File)
New Delhi:
The “high management” of the Nationwide Testing Company is underneath the scanner over alleged irregularities in aggressive exams NEET and NET, Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned on Saturday at the same time as he denied any paper leak within the CSIR-UGC NET, which was postponed a day again.
The minister mentioned he’s the custodian of scholars’ pursuits and has to take that under consideration earlier than taking any step. Amid a raging row over irregularities within the medical entrance examination NEET, Dharmendra Pradhan had mentioned earlier this week that he can not jeopardise the careers of the lakhs of candidates who cleared the examination rightfully.
The June version of the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Analysis and UGC-NET was postponed on Friday night time. The Joint CSIR-UGC-NET is a check performed to find out eligibility for junior analysis fellowship and assistant professor and admission to PhD in science programs.
“There was no leak in CSIR-UGC NET, it was postponed due to logistic points. There may be additionally a retest of 1,563 NEET candidates tomorrow. For easy conduct of the examination in all places, the choice was taken,” Dharmendra Pradhan instructed reporters.
Requested about any inquiry into the NTA’s position, Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned, “I’ve already mentioned there was an institutional failure. I’ve taken accountability. NTA’s high management is underneath a number of forms of questions. However I’ve to safeguard college students’ pursuits first. I’m a custodian of their pursuits.” Earlier this week, the ministry sought a report from the Bihar Police’s Financial Offences Unit, which is investigating the allegations of paper leak in NEET.
“The report has not been acquired but… However it’s sure that no one concerned or liable for any irregularity can be spared,” he mentioned.
On irregularities in Gujarat’s Godhra, the minister mentioned the problem in Godhra was not of a paper leak however of organised dishonest and 30 college students have been debarred.
“Gujarat case just isn’t of leak…police took preventive motion, just a few phone conversations have been intercepted. There have been makes an attempt to cheat, 30 college students who’ve been discovered concerned have been debarred. They’re along with 63 college students from throughout the nation who have been debarred from NEET for utilizing unfair means,” he mentioned.
The Centre is underneath fireplace over alleged irregularities in aggressive exams NEET and NET. Whereas the medical entrance examination query paper was allegedly leaked, a case being investigated by the Bihar Police, UGC-NET was cancelled a day after it was performed following inputs that the integrity of the examination was compromised. The matter is being probed by the CBI.
The training ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief Ok Radhakrishnan to make sure clear, easy and honest conduct of examinations via the NTA.
On Friday night time, the Centre operationalised a stringent regulation that goals to curb malpractice and irregularities in aggressive examinations and entails provisions for a most jail time period of 10 years and a effective of as much as Rs 1 crore for offenders.
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