The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has cracked down on a gang involved in rigging the NEET UG exam and other exams, arresting three individuals in Noida. The gang allegedly demanded money from candidates' relatives in exchange for passing them in the exam.
Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest in Kalaburagi after a NEET candidate was asked to remove his sacred thread, Janeu. The family and supporters called it religious discrimination and demanded action against the exam centre staff.
Over 20.8 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET UG 2025 examination held across 548 cities in India and 14 international centres, said sources at the Ministry of Education on Sunday.
"This is the 4th consecutive year that the NEET examination is happening in Tamil Nadu. Before 2021, he promised that the NEET would be abolished in Tamil Nadu if voted to power. I think the student should question him... Any high-handedness toward the students coming to write the examinatio
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate courses (NEET UG) 2025 is being conducted across the country on Sunday by the National Testing Agency (NTA), with thousands of aspiring medical students appearing at various examination centers across the nation.
The strong security push comes in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, which saw allegations of paper leaks, inflated marks, and legal battles over grace marks, prompting widespread protests and court scrutiny.
With the high-stakes NEET-UG 2025 examination scheduled for May 4, a three-tier monitoring mechanism--at the district, state, and centre levels--has been put in place to ensure the exam is conducted in a free, fair, and secure manner, sources at Education Ministry said.
A high-level meeting was convened on Friday at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha to review the final preparations for the upcoming NEET (UG) 2025 examination, scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 4.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the cases related to NEET UG 2024 examination, wherein some MBBS students have been found involved in serious malpractices, the official sources said.