NEET UG 2022: Health minister agrees to re-exam at Rajasthan's at Sriganganagar centre
Anu Parthiban | July 22, 2022 | 12:42 PM IST | 1 min read
NEET UG 2022 exam was marred with controversy after students alleged English, Hindi paper mix-up, photocopied OMR sheets and impersonation.
Download the NEET 2026 Free Mock Test PDF with detailed solutions. Practice real exam-style questions, analyze your performance, and enhance your preparation.
Download EBookNEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member of Parliament Nihal Chand said that the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has agreed to conduct NEET re-exam for students who appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG 2022) at Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district on July 17. Register here for NEET UG 2022 exam, free sample papers, college predictor and more updates.
NEET 2026: Application Form Link | Exam Centres List | How to Fill Form
NEET Prep: Mock Test | 10 Years PYQ's | Syllabus
NEET 2026: Boards Cheat Sheet | Mind Maps & Diagrams Guide | Formula Sheet
Latest: Allied and Health Sciences | Paramedical Universities Accepting Applications
This year too, the NEET UG 2022 exam was marred with controversy after students alleged English and Hindi exam paper mix-up, photocopied OMR sheets, girls in Kerala asked to remove innerwear and impersonation.
Also read | CBSE 12th Result 2022 Out: Trivandrum records highest pass percentage, Prayagraj lowest
“On July 17, 2022, when the irregularities came to the fore in the NEET 2022 examination held in Sriganganagar (Rajasthan), I met the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ji and requested to re-conduct this examination keeping in mind the future of the candidates,” the Lok Sabha MP wrote on Twitter.
“Keeping in mind the seriousness of this subject, the (Health) minister has given his consent to re-conduct this examination in Sriganganagar soon. On behalf of the students and their parents, thanks to the minister,” he said.
Also read | NEET UG 2022: Students miss exam after English, Hindi paper mix up at Rajasthan exam centre
Medical aspirants who appeared at Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district along with their parents started protesting outside the exam centre immediately after the NEET 2022 exam was concluded. They also took to social media to demand re-exam for the students who missed their exam as they were given the wrong medium paper to attempt India’s single largest medical entrance exam.
The NTA held NEET UG 2022 on July 17, Sunday, from 2pm to 5.20pm. Around 16 lakh students appeared in the NEET UG 2022 exam.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- The KGBV Plight: How underpaid teachers, slashed budgets, and empty seats are plaguing govt’s flagship scheme
- MoUs with IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, AICTE; 300 scholarships for Indians key highlights of India-Canada meet
- PMKVY 4.0 meets just 15% of target, MSDE plans version 5.0 with skill vouchers, outcome bonds, APAAR Id link
- DPS Mathura Road principal: School board exams life’s easiest tests; CBSE no less than international boards
- Scrap TS EAMCET for BTech admissions, overhaul JNTUH affiliation, grade engineering colleges: Telangana panel
- Private NGOs are revamping anganwadis into proper preschools, but funding and fairness gap persists
- West Bengal: At this school, tradition meets innovation and education ‘extends beyond marks’
- DPS RK Puram principal: ‘CBSE board exams twice a year will have students spending entire year in tests’
- NEET PG Counselling: 18 cancel admissions at a private medical college; Maharashtra CET Cell asks for probe
- TSBIE-BSET merger, B.Ed minimum for teaching; filling faculty posts: Telangana Education Commission blueprint