‘Whether System Compromised Or Govt, Students Suffer’: Parliamentary Panel Stresses Transparent Re-NEET | Education and Career News
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Sources said the discussions largely focused on the upcoming re-NEET examination and concerns about the functioning of the NTA.
The re-NEET-UG examination is scheduled for June 21. (Representative image/File)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education on Monday emphasised the need for a fully transparent and fair conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), noting that students ultimately bear the consequences whenever the examination system fails.
According to sources, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, members told government officials that they did not wish to politicise issues related to education and NEET, but insisted that the examination process must remain transparent and credible.
“The future of students is at stake. Whether the system is compromised or the government is compromised, it is the students who suffer,” the committee observed during the discussions, sources said.
The meeting, which lasted over three hours at the Parliament House Annexe, was chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh. Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA) Abhishek Singh and senior officials from the Ministry of Education attended the meeting.
Sources said the discussions largely focused on the upcoming re-NEET examination and concerns about the functioning of the NTA. The possibility of shifting examinations to computer-based testing (CBT) mode was also raised, though detailed deliberations on this issue are expected later.
The panel examined the merits of traditional pen-and-paper examinations versus computer-based testing and reviewed issues related to the conduct of NEET and the performance of the testing agency.
The NTA has come under intense scrutiny following the NEET-UG controversy, which erupted after allegations of paper leaks and examination irregularities. The issue triggered nationwide protests by students and parents, leading to investigations by multiple agencies and intervention by the Supreme Court.
The re-NEET-UG examination is scheduled for June 21 as authorities seek to restore confidence in the country’s largest medical entrance test amid ongoing debate over examination reforms and the future of the NTA.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – ANI)
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