NEET 2024 Irregularities: Priyanka Gandhi asks government to take serious steps

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the center on June 10 over the National Eligibity cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) medical entrance row. She stated that the government will have to take "serious steps" to correct "irregularities" in examinations. Amid allegations of inflation of marks in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on June 8 that the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates.

In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Lakhs of children prepare hard for exams like NEET and spend the most precious moments of their lives preparing for them. The whole family puts their faith and strength into this effort. But year after year, paper leaks and irregularities related to results have been reported in these exams." She questioned, shouldn't the accountability of the agencies conducting the exams be fixed?

"Shouldn't the government give up its careless attitude and seriously focus on the exam system? We cannot see the dreams of our young friends being shattered like this. This injustice by the system to their hard work must stop," Priyanka Gandhi said, emphasizing the need for corrective actions by the government to address these "irregularities".

The NTA has denied any irregularities and mentioned that changes made in the NCERT textbooks and grace marks for losing time at the examination centers were some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks. The issue has taken a political turn, with several parties raising questions about the integrity and fairness of the examination process.

On June 7, the Congress demanded a high-level investigation under the Supreme Court's supervision into "irregularities" in the NEET entrance exam for medical courses. They accused the BJP of cheating youngsters and playing with their futures.