NEET-UG plan: Transport of query papers beneath police escort, monitoring of teaching centres

An agitator holds a placard throughout a protest of the India Youth Entrance over the alleged irregularities in NEET 2024 outcomes, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. File
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The Ministry of Schooling is holding a collection of conferences with District Magistrates (DM) and Superintendents of Police (SP) from all States and Union Territories (UTs) to make sure there are not any lapses within the upcoming medical entrance examination NEET-UG, sources stated on Monday (April 28, 2025).

The essential examination is scheduled on Might 4. Will probably be carried out in additional than 550 cities and at over 5,000 centres throughout the nation.

The Ministry has been engaged on a fool-proof plan following alleged irregularities in final yr’s examination, together with paper leaks, which put the examination integrity beneath scanner.

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“To make sure easy, honest and safe conduct of NEET-UG, a collection of conferences have been held with DMs and SPs of all States and UTs. The district-level coordination committees are being totally activated to handle logistics, safety and disaster response,” a supply instructed PTI.

“There will likely be multi-layered frisking by district police along with NTA[National Testing Agency]-designated safety on the centres. The transport of confidential supplies like query papers and OMR [Optical Mark Recognition] sheets will likely be beneath full police escort. Teaching centres and digital platforms will likely be monitored to stop organized dishonest networks,” the supply added.

Responsibility Magistrates are being deployed for obligatory inspection of all examination centres whereas there will likely be private visits by DMs and SPs to examination centres to evaluate preparedness.

On the road of fireside over alleged irregularities in NEET-UG and PhD entrance (Nationwide Eligibility Check) NET, the Centre had final yr arrange the panel to make sure clear, easy and honest conduct of examinations by the NTA.

Whereas NEET-UG was beneath the scanner over a number of irregularities, together with alleged leaks, the UGC-NET (College Grants Fee-Nationwide Eligibility Check) was cancelled because the ministry obtained enter that its integrity had been compromised.

Each issues are being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Two different exams — CSIR-UGC NET and NEET-PG — have been cancelled on the final second as a pre-emptive step.