Govt orders CBI probe into allegations of irregularities

Government orders CBI probe into allegations of irregularities, malpractices in NEET-UG exam The Centre on Saturday (June 22) ordered a CBI investigation into the allegations of malpractices and paper leak in the conduct of NEET-UG exam for the admission to medical courses. The government's move comes over a week after the controversy of alleged paper leak erupted, triggering protests by the students and political parties."National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted NEET(UG) Examination on 5th May 2024 in OMR (Pen and paper) mode. Certain cases of alleged irregularities / cheating / impersonation / malpractices have been reported. For transparency on the conduct of the examination process, the Ministry of Education, Government of India after a review has decided to entrust the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for comprehensive investigation. Central Government has also enacted the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to prevent unfair means in the public examinations and to provide for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto," the government said. [Read more](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuaW5kaWF0dm5ld3MuY29tJTJGbmV3cyUyRmluZGlhJTJGZ292ZXJubWVudC1vcmRlcnMtY2JpLXByb2JlLWludG8tYWxsZWdhdGlvbnMtb2YtaXJyZWd1bGFyaXRpZXMtbWFscHJhY3RpY2VzLWluLW5lZXQtdWctZXhhbXMtcGFwZXItbGVhay1sYXRlc3QtdXBkYXRlcy0yMDI0LTA2LTIyLTkzODI5MQ==) Â In order to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click, please Click [here](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t)