NEET-UG 2024 Row: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday filed its first information report (FIR) regarding irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (undergraduate) or NEET-UG exam.
NEET-UG 2024 Row: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday filed its first information report (FIR) regarding irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (undergraduate) or NEET-UG exam. This coms after the education ministry filed a complaint. CBI teams will head to Bihar and Gujarat to investigate a “larger conspiracy” surrounding the 2024 NEET-UG exam.
The Modi government had decided to hand over the probe to the CBI on Saturday. “For transparency in the examination process, the ministry of education, after a review, has decided to entrust the matter to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation,” it said in a statement.
To recall, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had conducted the NEET(UG) exam on May 5, in OMR (pen and paper) mode. Reports of alleged irregularities, including cheating, impersonation, and other malpractices, have surfaced. The opposition parties and student groups have demanded a re-test.
Not only NEET-UG, three other exams—UGC NET, CSIR-UGC NET, and NEET-PG also witnessed controversy. The UGC NET was cancelled by the Centre a day after the exam, while the CSIR-UGC NET and NEET-PG exams have been postponed.