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NEET PG 2024 Postponed: Amid the ongoing controversy over major entrance exams in the country, the Centre on Saturday postponed the exams. National Eligibility Criteria PG 2024, which is for admission to postgraduate medical courses, was scheduled to be held on Sunday (June 23).
NEET PG is a national level entrance examination for admission to postgraduate courses in all medical colleges across the country.
In a press release, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) announced that the NEET PG exam has been postponed as a “precautionary measure” considering the recent allegations against the integrity of competitive examinations in the country.
The ministry said that the new date of the examination will be announced soon.
The Health Ministry said, “It regrets the inconvenience caused to the students. This decision has been taken in the best interest of the students and to maintain the sanctity of the examination process.”
This is the second national-level entrance exam to be postponed in June. On Friday, the National Testing Agency announced that the CSIR-UGC Joint NET has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances”.
Earlier this week, another entrance exam was conducted by NTA—UGC NET June 2024—The exam was cancelled amid suspicions that the sanctity of the exam had been compromised. Later, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan revealed that the exam was cancelled after it was discovered that the question paper had been leaked. Darknet,
National Testing Agency (NTAThe Central government on Saturday replaced the Director General of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), which is facing criticism over alleged irregularities in the NET and NEET examinations. Pradeep Singh Kharola, a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, will replace Subodh Kumar Singh as the head of the agency with additional charge until a regular incumbent is appointed or until further orders.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following: Assignment of additional charge of the post of Director General, National Testing Agency, Ministry of Education to Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, IAS (KN:85) (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, India Trade Promotion Organisation, until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the government said in a notification.
It is noteworthy that the Center has also constituted a high-level panel headed by former ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of the examinations.
Both these important decisions have been taken at a time when the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure due to alleged irregularities in the conduct of entrance and recruitment examinations.
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