New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A letter petition has been submitted before the Supreme Court seeking suo motu intervention into the repeated NEET examination leaks, impersonation scams, and alleged systemic failures in the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), contending that the credibility and transparency of national-level entrance examinations have been “fundamentally compromised”. The petition, addressed to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, sought directions for a court…
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP, P. Sandosh Kumar, on Tuesday condemned the Union government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 examination due to a paper leak. Sandosh Kumar said that the development has pushed lakhs of students into uncertainty and distress.”The repeated paper leaks, exam scams and cancellations have completely exposed the collapse of the examination system under this regime. Students who prepa…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) With the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelling the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and announcing that the exam would be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately, aspirants from Rajasthan and Jammu on Tuesday welcomed the decision, saying it would have been unfair for students appearing honestly if it had not been scrapped.The aspirants also termed the incident a failure of the NTA and the administration.IANS spoke to students in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday visited the headquarters of the National Testing Agency (NTA) for a first-hand and on-ground assessment of the NEET UG 2026 examination held on Sunday. During the visit to the NTA office during the day, the Union Minister oversaw key operational aspects, including examination logistics, coordination with the centres, and monitoring systems put in place to conduct the test seamlessly across the country.The officials, en…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The National Testing Agency is set to conduct the NEET UG 2026 on Sunday in a single shift from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (IST), with elaborate arrangements in place to ensure smooth and fair conduct. Candidates eligible for compensatory time, including those under PwD/PwBD categories, will be allowed to write the exam until 6:00 p.m.This year, NEET (UG) is being held on a massive scale, with approximately 22.79 lakh registered candidates. The examination will take place in …
New Delhi/Riyadh, April 2 (IANS) The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 commenced in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, providing an opportunity for Indian students and expatriate children in the Gulf country to appear for the engineering entrance test without travelling to India.The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia announced the development through its official X handle, stating that arrangements have been made to ensure smooth conduct of the examination.The Embassy said it is extending full suppo…