New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Saturday ordered a CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET-UG on May 5 in the offline OMR mode.
"Certain cases of alleged irregularities/cheating/impersonation/malpractices have been reported. For transparency on the conduct of the examination process, the Ministry of Education, Government of India after a review has decided to entrust the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for comprehensive investigation," the Centre said in a statement.
"Central government has also enacted the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, to prevent unfair means in the public examinations and to provide for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto," it added.
The NEET-UG, an abbreviation for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), is conducted by the NTA for admission in undergraduate medical programs.
Source: IANS
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