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June 23, 2024 8:31 PM

813 of 1,563 candidates appear for NEET-UG retest; receive grace marks

A re-test of all the 1,563 candidates who appeared in the NEET-UG examination was held today who got the grace or compensatory marks in the examination. According to the Education Ministry, the retest was conducted in seven centres across the states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Meghalaya and Chandigarh. Out of a total of 1,563 candidates, 813 candidates appeared for the retest while 750 did not appear for the retest. The decision to re-test was taken by the National Testing Ag...

June 22, 2024 9:03 PM

UGC welcomes decision of Education Ministry to constitute High-Level Committee of Experts for NTA Exam transparency

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has welcomed the decision of the Education Ministry to constitute a High-Level Committee of Experts to ensure the transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations by the National Testing Agency (NTA). In a social media post, UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said that forming a High-Level Committee of Experts is a welcome step towards ensuring the transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of entrance examinations. He mentioned that the commit...

June 22, 2024 8:48 PM

Centre forms high-level committee of experts to reform NTA-conducted exams

The Union Ministry of Education has constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to ensure the transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The seven-member committee, chaired by former ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, has been tasked with recommending reforms in the examination process of NTA to enhance efficiency and prevent breaches, improve data security protocols, and review the structure and functioning of the agency. The panel will evalua...

June 20, 2024 9:38 PM

Govt to form high-level committee to look into issues related to National Testing Agency

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the government will constitute a high-level committee to look into the issues related to the National Testing Agency. He said, the recommendations of the high-level committee will further improve the functioning of NTA, its structure, functioning, examination process, transparency and data security protocol. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Mr. Pradhan said, a few irregularities have come to the government’s notice and the gove...

June 13, 2024 9:48 PM

Dharmendra Pradhan assumes charge as Union Minister of Education; Rao Inderjit Singh takes charge as MoS (Independent Charge) MOSPI

Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan assumed charge in Delhi today. Mr Pradhan said that he and his team will look forward to the Prime Minister’s leadership and guidance in breaking new ground in the implementation of National Education Policy 2020, making the learning landscape of the country future-ready, and establishing India as a 21st-century knowledge economy. Rao Inderjit Singh also assumed charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statist...

June 13, 2024 6:12 PM

NEET-UG Exam Row: Grace Marks Given To 1,563 Candidates Withdrawn; Retest on June 23

A re-test of all the 1,563 candidates who appeared in the NEET-UG examination will be held on the 23rd of the month who got the grace or compensatory marks in the examination. In a notification issued today, the National Testing Agency said that it will issue a public notice shortly and will also contact these candidates through email to ensure that they receive the official communication. The NTA said, the decision to hold a re-test has been taken according to the Supreme Court’s observatio...