Student outfits protest NEET ‘irregularities’, seek probe  

Members of several student outfits protested outside the Ministry of Education at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi, demanding a probe into the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

Members of several student outfits on Monday protested outside the Ministry of Education at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi, demanding a probe into the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

The entrance is conducted every year by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to undergraduate courses at medical colleges across the country.

A controversy erupted after 67 students shared the first rank in the results declared on June 4, leading to allegations of inflating of marks of some candidates.

The Central testing agency had on Saturday trashed the accusations and said the changes made in National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks and grace marks awarded for losing time at the examination centres were some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks.

It said the Ministry of Education had set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates.

However, a delegation led by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Dhananjay submitted a memorandum to the Ministry, demanding a re-test. 

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