NEET, UGC-NET 2024 row: ‘Millions of dreams…,’ ABVP, other RSS affiliates express unease over NTA role
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other RSS affiliates, including its student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), The Indian Express reported.The Union Education Ministry on June 19 cancelled the University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (NET) after concerns were raised about the exam's integrity. The UGC-NET 2024 was conducted on June 18 across 317 cities. Also Read: NEET, UGC-NET 2024 row: 10 year jail term, ₹1 Cr fine as punishments in new ‘anti-paper leak’ law.
Full details hereThe cancellation of UGC-NET came amid ongoing controversy over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam - NEET. Both exams are conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The police in Bihar and Gujarat are investigating the alleged leak of the NEET-UG 2024 question paper.ABVP national general secretary Yagywalkya Shukla has raised questions over the credibility of NTA.
“There is a perception of mismanagement by NTA. How is it that question papers are reaching 15-20 minutes late in certain centres? How is it that 7-8 students from the same centre get 100% marks? How did 67 students get 720 marks? There is a question mark on NTA’s credibility. When people ask questions, the government must answer," Shukla told The Indian Express.
ABVP, the student’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has been part of the protests over NEET controversy. Also Read: NEET-UG, UGC-NET row: High-level committee being formed, guilty won’t be spared, says minister Dharmendra PradhanShukla wondered if something wrong happened when the national leadership (of the BJP) had its attention elsewhere (Lok Sabha 2024 elections). “ABVP demands that the entire episode should be investigated by the CBI.
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