NEET-UG row: NSUI members barge into NTA headquarters while protesting

Members of NSUI Congresss student wing barged into the headquarters of the National Testing Agency NTA which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEETUG and UGCNET exams and locked its doors as a sign of protestPolice reached the spot to control the situationNational Students Union of India NSUI members stormed into the testing agencys office here in Okhla during a protest led by its national president Varun Choudhary as they raised slogans of shut down NTAThere was no immediate reaction from officials of the NTA about the incidentVisuals from the scene shared by NSUI showed scores of its members raising slogans inside the building of the NTA It also showed students locking the entrance of the NTA officeNo more Corrupt NTA NTA BAN read a message pasted on the iron lock and chainDelhi Police has reached the spot and are trying to control the situation a police officer saidApparently the NTA locked the door from inside as students were protesting Subsequently the protesters also locked the door from outside with an iron chain and lock the officer saidThe protest comes in the wake of alleged irregularities and reports of paper leak in national level examinations such as the NEETUG NEETPG and UGCNET conducted by the NTAStudents across the country are suffering due to the inefficiencies and negligence of the NTA The frequent postponements and paper leaks are not just administrative failures They are a direct attack on the future of our youth We demand that the NTA be banned and a more reliable transparent system be put in place Choudhary said during his address at the protestFrom tomorrow we will lock NTA offices all over India if our demand to ban the NTA is not met he saidThe National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate or NEETUG was conducted by the NTA on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates taking part in it The results were announced on June 4 but they were followed by allegations of question paper leaks in states such as Bihar besides other irregularitiesThe Education Ministry also cancelled the University Grants CommissionndashNational Eligibility Test UGCNET and NEET postgraduate examinations after receiving inputs that the exams integrity may have been compromisedThis 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