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June 23, 2024 8:54 PM

CBI registers FIR, starts investigation into alleged paper leak in NEET-UG examinations

CBI has registered an FIR and started an investigation in connection with the alleged paper leak in the NEET-UG examination. According to the CBI sources, the FIR was registered on the complaint of the Director of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Special teams have been formed by the CBI to investigate the matter. Special CBI teams are being sent to Patna and Godhra where local police cases have been registered. The allegations in the FIR state that the NEET...

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 20, 2024 7:13 PM

SC issues notice on plea seeking directions to NBE on NEET (PG) exam question paper, answer key

The Supreme Court issued notice on a plea seeking directions to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to release the question paper and answer key of the NEET (PG) examination. Agreeing to examine the plea, a vacation bench presided over by Justice Vikram Nath sought a response from the NBE, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and others. Issue notice returnable on 8th of July, 2024. In the meantime, respondents may file their counter affidavits, ordered the Bench, also comprising Justi...

July 15, 2023 9:27 PM

NTA announces results of Common Universities Entrance Test 2023

The National Testing Agency, NTA has declared the results of the Common University Entrance Test -CUET (UG)-2023. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their results on the official website - cuet.samarth.ac.in. In a tweet, the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, M Jagadesh Kumar said that NTA conducted the entrance test in 9 phases spread over 34 days from the 21st of May to 5th of July. Around 14.99 lakh students had registered for CUET(UG)-2023. M...