Dharmendra Pradhan rejected allegations of paper leak or rigging within the medical entrance examination NEET
New Delhi:
Union Training Minister Dharmendra Pradhan right this moment rejected allegations of paper leak or rigging within the medical entrance examination NEET-UG, saying there is no such thing as a proof to substantiate the claims, and accused the opposition of spreading lies with out understanding details.
The outcomes of the Nationwide Eligibility-cum-Entrance Take a look at-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) had been introduced by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) on June 4.
“No concrete proof of any sort of rigging, corruption or paper leak has been discovered thus far within the NEET examination. All of the details associated to this are earlier than the Supreme Court docket and are into account. The sort of politics being accomplished on this concern is simply an try to unfold confusion and it impacts the psychological peace of the scholars,” Mr Pradhan stated.
“Presently, the counselling means of NEET is about to begin and making it a topic of political sparring shouldn’t be solely unfair however it’s like taking part in with the longer term technology. The main target of the central authorities is at all times on guaranteeing a vibrant future for the scholars,” he added.
His feedback got here on a day the NTA advised the Supreme court docket that the choice to award grace marks to 1,563 candidates in NEET-UG for admission to MBBS, BDS and different programs was cancelled and they’d be given the choice to take a retest on June 23.
The Congress on Thursday once more demanded a Supreme Court docket-monitored probe into the NEET-UG examination concern and asserted that the anger within the nation over the matter will “reverberate inside Parliament as nicely”.
The opposition social gathering additionally sought the removing of the NTA director normal and claimed that the BJP authorities’s angle in the direction of the continuing demand for an inquiry into the examination is “irresponsible and insensitive”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated the award of grace marks was not the one drawback within the NEET-UG examination.
“There was rigging, papers have been leaked, corruption has taken place. The way forward for 24 lakh college students showing within the NEET examination is at stake as a result of actions of the Modi authorities,” he alleged.
Responding to the allegations, Pradhan stated in a put up on X, “The opposition is issueless, on such a delicate concern the opposition is simply spreading lies with out understanding the details. Congress is taking part in with the way forward for the nation for its petty politics.”
“I wish to remind the Congress that to forestall paper leak and to conduct a cheating-free examination, the central authorities handed the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act this 12 months, which has many strict provisions. Congress shouldn’t be below false impression that if any nexus is discovered, no motion can be taken in opposition to it. The provisions of this act can be applied very rigorously,” he added.
The NTA has come below criticism amid allegations of irregularities and inflation of marks within the medical entrance examination.
The schooling ministry final week arrange a four-member panel to overview the grace marks awarded to 1,563 college students to compensate them for “lack of time” as a result of delay in beginning the examination at sure centres.
“The panel was headed by former UPSC (Union Public Service Fee) chairman Pradeep Kumar Joshi and included the Nationwide Medical Fee (NMC) secretary, in addition to others. Every grievance has been reviewed after which solely the panel made its suggestions,” Pradhan advised reporters earlier within the day, after taking cost as Union schooling minister for the second time.
“If these candidates don’t want to take the retest, then their earlier marks, sans the grace marks, can be given for the aim of outcomes. The grace marks that had been awarded earlier weren’t on the whims and fancy of NTA however had been primarily based on a SC components, there’s a foundation to these calculations. If there are particular anomalies, these can be rectified and we’ll make sure that no pupil is at a drawback,” he added.
The Supreme Court docket on Tuesday famous that the sanctity of NEET-UG, 2024, had been affected, a cost denied by the NTA.
The highest court docket, nevertheless, refused to remain the counselling course of for admissions.
“If the candidates, out of the 1,563, don’t want to take up the retest then their earlier marks, sans the grace marks, can be given for the needs of the outcomes,” the Centre knowledgeable the highest court docket on Thursday.
“The outcomes of the retest can be declared on June 30 and counselling for admissions in MBBS, BDS and different programs will begin on July 6,” it stated.
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