NEET-PG Test Scheduled For Tomorrow Postponed As Exam Mess Spirals
New Delhi:
The NEET-PG scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed and fresh dates will be announced soon, the Health Ministry said in a statement today.
The government alluding to the huge row over alleged irregularities in NEET-UG and UGC-NET said it decided to “undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG, conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students.”
“It has accordingly been decided, as a precautionary measure, to postpone the NEET-PG scheduled to be held tomorrow (June 23). Fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest,” the Health Ministry said, adding it “sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to students”.
The government said the decision was taken in the best interests of students and to maintain the sanctity of examination.
An hour before the announcement of the exam postponement came, the government issued an order that said it has replaced the chief of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the NEET-UG and UGC-NET.