Rarely will we get to witness such a spectacle in the education space wherein two Union Ministries, one national testing agency, one Education Minister, the official domestic crime investigating agency of the country and the Apex Court are all involved to help medical aspirants get a desired seat and pursue medical education. Why the farce for something as simple as a medical seat? No, volume of students is not the reason. Read here to know more.
.. New Delhi: How is this for a timeline: June 4: Results of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) released out of turn by 6 pm June 5: Discrepancies noticed, especially issue of grace marks and 67 toppers in the list June 7-15: Issues regarding paper leak come to the fore June 21: Supreme Court refused to stay the counselling, sets date for deliberation June 22: Education Ministry suspends the director general of NTA, Subodh Singh June 22: Case is transferred to CBI June 22: NEET PG examination cancelled a day before it was scheduled July 6: NEET UG counselling postponed by the MCC July 8: Supreme Court begins hearing on the NEET issue; whether the exam should be cancelled altogether and a fresh date for re-exam to be taken up This is not a Pandora’s box, it is only a process for a simple admission to a medical college in the country.
There are 24 lakh students who had registered for the NEET test in 2024, seeking admission in the 1 lakh (approx) medical colleges available as an option for them. Out of them, around 13 lakh stud.