The Centre, earlier in the day, removed the Director General of the NTA, Subodh Kumar Singh and placed him on 'compulsory wait' in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Amid the row over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-Undergraduate and UGC-NET exams 2024, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday registered a criminal case over irregularities in the exam and formed special teams to probe the matter.
Amid allegations of irregularities in the conduct of entrance examinations, the National Testing Agency (NTA) claimed on Sunday that its website and all its web portals are fully secure.
Amid the allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance (NEET)-UG and UGC-NET exams 2024, union Minister and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday affirmed that no one involved in the case would be "spared".
Soon after being entrusted with the probe into the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance-Test (NEET) (UG) Examination 2024, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR in the case, sources said on Sunday.
After taking over the probe into the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG exams 2024, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formed special teams to investigate the case, the central agency said in a statement on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the case has now been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation, according to the Karnataka Police.
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey also said that the removal of NTA chief Subodh Kumar was not the solution to the irregularities surrounding the medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 and demanded the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.
Students in Rajkot, Gujarat held a protest against the re-examination of the NEET-UG examination on Sunday. Students who have scored well demanded that there should be no Re-NEET examination.