Govt should give reason behind it: ABVP Gen Secy on postponement of NEET-PG exam

Following the postponement of the NEETPG examination ABVP General Secretary Yagyawalkya Shukla demanded explanations from both the government and the National Board of Education regarding the sudden postponement of the exam just hours before it was due to be held on June 23 morning This is the second competitive exam that has been postponed after UGCNET was cancelled due to the exam paper being leaked on darknetIf the National Board of Examination or the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had any kind of suspicion they should have brought forth everything in front of candidates with full transparency Student bodies demand the government and the National Board of Education that the students have the right to know the reasons and circumstances behind the step Shukla said in a selfmade videoOn the postponement of the NEETPG exam JNUSU President Dhananjay said that the government has failed students on multiple fronts Students travel across cities to sit for this exam This government has failed students on so many levels he said FAIMA Doctors Association President Dr Rohan Krishnan said that the association stands with the studentsThe lastminute cancellation of the NEETPG examination is very sad for all of us All the candidates had reached their examination centres in various cities I hope that the National Board of Examinations had concrete reasons to postpone this examination and they should come up with immediate answers I request the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to come forward and tell me what was the reason for postponing the exam I want to assure the students that we stand with them and we will make sure that the next date is given with ample time Krishnan saidThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate NEET PG Examination on Saturday which was scheduled to be held on Sunday and said that a fresh date will be announced at the earliest The NEETPG exams were scheduled to be held on June 23This postponement of NEETPG exams came on the heels of decision to remove Subodh Kumar Singh from his position as DirectorGeneral of the National Testing Agency which has come under fire for an alleged paper leak and irregularities in the NEETUG examination and other examinations which it conductsTaking into consideration the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations the Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of the processes of the NEETPG Entrance Examination conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students the ministry statement readIt has accordingly been decided as a precautionary measure to postpone the NEETPG Entrance Examination scheduled to be held on 23rd June 2024 The fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest the ministry added The Ministry of Health sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the students This decision has been taken in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of the examination process the health ministry saidThe National Testing Agency NTA which conducted the NEETUG exams is facing criticism over alleged irregularities in the exams This resulted in several protests across the country with protestors and political parties demanding to disband the NTA An unprecedented 67 candidates achieved a perfect score of 720 marks out of 720 which added to the concernsThe Ministry of Education said it has constituted a highlevel committee of experts to make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process improvements in data security protocols and the functioning of the NTA The 7member committee led by ISRO former chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan will submit its report to the ministry in the next two monthsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever