NTA forms panel to review additional marks
The Free Press Journal|June 09, 2024
Amid uproar over granting compensatory marks to over 1,563 candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) over loss of time in taking exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has constituted a highpowered committee to review its decision and decide whether to conduct a reexam.
MUSAB QAZI

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh said that the four-member panel is headed by a former Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson and experts from academia and the healthcare sector. The committee will meet frequently and will make its recommendation within a week. However, he declined to divulge the names of the committee members.

The NEET results, which were released on Tuesday, have sparked widespread discontent among candidates across the country. The declaration of results before the schedule, claims of paper leak and the relatively large number of high-scorers have led to accusations of malpractices in one of the largest national entrance exams, which was taken by more than 23 lakh students.

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