Centre orders CBI probe into alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exam
NEET-UG 2024 has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for comprehensive investigation, said Education Ministry officials on Saturday.
This comes after National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh was shunted out today, amid a massive controversy that has erupted over exams NEET and NET. An official said he has been put on «compulsory wait» in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) till further orders.
India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola has been assigned additional charge of the testing agency till appointment of a regular incumbent.
In another development, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has decided to postpone the NEET-Post Graduate exams.
The NEET-PG exams were scheduled to be held on June 23, i.e., tomorrow.
Subodh Kumar Singh removed as NTA chief, Pradeep Singh Kharola takes over amid NEET, NET paper leak row
Earlir today a fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the CBI and the ED to investigate NEET-UG exam case. The petition, filed by 10 students who had appeared for the exam, had also sought a direction to Bihar Police to expedite the investigation in the case and file a report before the apex court.
The top court had earlier sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on a slew of petitions, including those seeking scrapping of the NEET-UG 2024 exam and a court-monitored probe, amid
