New Delhi, May 12: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has canceled the NEET-UG Examination it conducted on May 3 creating nationwide reaction after the anomalies were confirmed. The agency said it would conduct the test again by the next 10 days.
Immediately after NTA announced it, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case for an investigation to ascertain the entire schemes of things pertaining to the question paper leak incident.
The investigation agency has set up a special team to probe it and has detained as many 20 people across the state. The key suspect is said to be detained in Nashik, who is himself a medical student.
On the other hand, the Congress has demanded the resignation of Union HRD minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who refused to divulge anything.
AAP supremo and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged political patronage behind the incident.
NTA said that it received the first reports of irregularities associated with the NEET (UG) examination on May 7 and, after duly examining the inputs from central and enforcement agencies, decided to cancel it altogether.
The NTA further said that it will bear the entire cost of conducting the re-examination using its own internal resources.
Additionally, a helpline and email support facility remain operational to address students’ queries and to provide any necessary assistance or information.
