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Mis-distribution of question papers at an examination center in Rajasthan during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam held on Sunday led to some candidates leaving the center with the papers, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said. Later, examinations of 120 affected students were conducted at the centre.
The agency conducted the country’s biggest medical entrance exam NEET 2024 across the country on Sunday. This year, a record 23 lakh candidates registered for NEET UG, of which over 10 lakh were male students, over 13 lakh were girls and 24 lakh students were registered under the third gender category.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the agency said that wrong question papers were distributed at an examination center in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur area.
“During the NEET-UG examination, it came to notice that in one of the examination centres, Girls Higher Secondary Model School, Mantown, Sawai Madhopur, there was an incident of mis-distribution of question papers by the center superintendent. Despite efforts by invigilators to stop it, some candidates left the exam center with question papers, NTA senior director Sadhna Parashar said in a statement.
“To maintain the principles of fairness and level playing field for all candidates, NTA has taken proactive steps. “The examinations of around 120 affected candidates are being conducted today at the centre, ensuring that their educational aspirations are not disrupted by this incident,” she said.
The agency described it as an “isolated incident” and stressed that it did not compromise the integrity of the examination process at other centres.
“To maintain the principles of fairness and level playing field for all candidates, NTA has taken proactive steps. NTA reaffirms its commitment to conduct the examination with transparency, integrity and fairness,” it said.
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We wish all the NEET (UG) 2024 candidates good luck and assure them of our continued support during the examination process,” NTA said.
In 2023, a total of 20,87,449 candidates registered for NEET UG 2023 and the exam was held on May 7, out of which NTA recorded 97.7 percent attendance.
Here is the statement from NTA:
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