New Delhi: Two days after the entrance exam for postgraduate medical courses was postponed, top officials of the Union Health Ministry on Monday reviewed the process of NEET-PG exam.
National Eligibility Entrance Test (Postgraduate) entrance examination for medical students is conducted by the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) with its technical partner Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
The government on Saturday postponed the NEET-PG entrance exam scheduled for June 23 as a "precautionary measure" in view of recent allegations over the sanctity of some competitive exams.
Sources said Monday's meeting was held to check the "robustness" of the system for conducting the exams in the coming days.
It was learned that top TCS officials briefed about various aspects of the examination process to be followed in the meeting.
"The process of uploading papers of NEET-PG exam starts one hour before the exam is to be conducted. This time it was postponed as a precautionary measure to conduct the exam in a transparent and secure manner. New dates will be announced soon. The announcement will be made soon depending on the availability of centres,” the source said.
"In view of the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of some competitive examinations, the Ministry of Health has decided to thoroughly evaluate the robustness of the processes of the NEET-PG entrance examination conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students. “The ministry said on Saturday.
"Accordingly, as a precautionary measure, it has been decided to postpone the NEET-PG entrance examination scheduled to be held tomorrow, June 23, 2024," it said.
National Eligibility Entrance Test (Postgraduate) entrance examination for medical students is conducted by the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) with its technical partner Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
The government on Saturday postponed the NEET-PG entrance exam scheduled for June 23 as a "precautionary measure" in view of recent allegations over the sanctity of some competitive exams.
Sources said Monday's meeting was held to check the "robustness" of the system for conducting the exams in the coming days.
It was learned that top TCS officials briefed about various aspects of the examination process to be followed in the meeting.
"The process of uploading papers of NEET-PG exam starts one hour before the exam is to be conducted. This time it was postponed as a precautionary measure to conduct the exam in a transparent and secure manner. New dates will be announced soon. The announcement will be made soon depending on the availability of centres,” the source said.
"In view of the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of some competitive examinations, the Ministry of Health has decided to thoroughly evaluate the robustness of the processes of the NEET-PG entrance examination conducted by the National Board of Examination for medical students. “The ministry said on Saturday.
"Accordingly, as a precautionary measure, it has been decided to postpone the NEET-PG entrance examination scheduled to be held tomorrow, June 23, 2024," it said.
