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Tune into any bit of news these days, and you’re bound to come across the <keyword id="19978984" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="neet" source="keywords">NEET</keyword> controversy. With allegations of <keyword id="20118897" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bribery" source="keywords">bribery</keyword>, paper leaks and a dozen other crimes making for some murky water ahead for India’s future medical aspirations, there is no wonder the <keyword id="20039944" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="scam" source="keywords">scam</keyword> has been plastered all over the news cycle over the past week. NEET, which stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, is a mandatory test a student must attempt if they wish to pursue <keyword id="21099893" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-courses" source="keywords">medical courses</keyword> in India and abroad. This extremely competitive exam is conducted once a year by the National Testing Agency (<keyword id="19985628" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NTA" source="keywords">NTA</keyword>) in different locations all over the country, where students can score between -180 and 720 marks. Nearly 24 lakh aspirants participated from 4,750 centres this year. Here’s a list of all major events so far. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="NEET result declared" comment="subhead" text="NEET result declared">NEET result declared</cmsannotation> Less than a month after the exam was conducted on May 5, 2024, the NTA declared the NEET-UG 2024 exam results on its official website. Right from the get-go, things appeared suspicious, considering how the results were announced ten days earlier than their normal date. Many also pointed out how the NTA’s results coincided with the outcome of the 2024 Indian general election, calling it a ploy to distract from the <keyword id="21286400" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="malpractice" source="keywords">malpractice</keyword> at play. Further, many centres had faced several exam disruptions, which could have placed certain students at a disadvantage. As a result, the NTA announced that an appropriate “normalisation” formula would be applied to compensate for these interruptions. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Parents question how 67 candidates achieved full marks" comment="subhead" text="Parents question how 67 candidates achieved full marks">Parents question how 67 candidates achieved full marks</cmsannotation> As per test results, 67 candidates had topped the NEET with a perfect 720 score — something that was unprecedented in NEET-UG history. For context, only two students acquired the All India Rank 1 in 2023, with the highest being 3 toppers in 2021. Further probing revealed that six of these 2024 first-rankers were from a single centre in Haryana, making for some highly unlikely coincidences. In addition, some students had scored 718 and 719 marks, which was pointed out to be mathematically impossible as per NEET’s grading systems. These outcomes, combined with allegations of leaked <keyword id="20263157" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="question-papers" source="keywords">question papers</keyword>, led to public outcry and protests that demanded that the Education Ministry re-conduct the examination. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="NTA provides explanations" comment="subhead" text="NTA provides explanations">NTA provides explanations</cmsannotation> Later on, the NTA clarified that the process of normalisation, alongside easier physics and chemistry sections, might have led to some students acquiring these “impossible” mark sheets. However, many were not satisfied with these explanations and questioned how some students had a much higher rank than their peers with the exact same marks. Further, the NTA admitted there was an “incorrect distribution of papers” at the Haryana centre with six toppers. This led to lost time and thus the normalisation of marks was applied here too. Unsatisfied, many experts demanded a probe into the mechanism behind the grace marks. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Problems with the paper" comment="subhead" text="Problems with the paper">Problems with the paper</cmsannotation> As per The News Minute, 13,000 students flagged a particular question on the paper since it had two correct answers mentioned. Considering that NEET deducts marks for incorrect answers, many resorted to avoiding that question, losing out on crucial marks in the process. Many candidates have demanded that the NTA omit the question in the process of evaluation. In addition, many of the toppers attempted this erroneous question, which many found fishy. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Courts demand answers from NTA" comment="subhead" text="Courts demand answers from NTA">Courts demand answers from NTA</cmsannotation> The NTA was subsequently taken to the Calcutta and Delhi High Courts, where questions were raised on the vast number of toppers this year, in addition to the legitimacy of the grace marks awarded. While the NTA refused to conduct a re-exam for all 25 lakh students who wrote the NEET, committees were formed to investigate the grace marks given to 1,563 candidates, and why certain centres had unusual time lapses during the examination process. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Supreme Court intervenes, orders re-exam for 1563 students awarded grace marks" comment="subhead" text="Supreme Court intervenes, orders re-exam for 1563 students awarded grace marks">Supreme Court intervenes, orders re-exam for 1563 students awarded grace marks</cmsannotation> Calling the grace marks “arbitrary”, a petition was officially filed in the Supreme Court to challenge the NTA’s decision on the compensatory marks. Amidst falling trust in the examination system, the Supreme Court ordered a re-test for the 1,563 students who were given these grace marks at the initial NEET exam. This was to take place on June 23, with the declaration of results within a week. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="NTA withdraws grace marks" comment="subhead" text="NTA withdraws grace marks">NTA withdraws grace marks</cmsannotation> The NEET tells the Supreme Court that it has cancelled all grace marks awarded to 1,563 candidates, leading the number of top rankers to drop to 61. The outcome of the retest will determine whether these students will retain their top rank. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="No corruption at play, says Education Minister" comment="subhead" text="No corruption at play, says Education Minister">No corruption at play, says Education Minister</cmsannotation> Despite many claims of malpractice, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan denies any allegations of corruption. A few days later, however, Pradhan acknowledged there were irregularities at two exam centres. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Anonymous tip leads Bihar police to uncover nationwide fraud" comment="subhead" text="Anonymous tip leads Bihar police to uncover nationwide fraud">Anonymous tip leads Bihar police to uncover nationwide fraud</cmsannotation> Hours before the initial NEET-UG exam in May, Patna police received an anonymous tip-off leading them to find four suspected criminals. These individuals led the police to a meeting place where around 30 candidates had allegedly gathered to memorise leaked questions and answers. A top source from Bihar’s Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) — to whom the investigation was later handed over to — explained that such a practice might be happening nationwide. These papers were found burnt at an individual’s flat, who later confessed to the crime. "Photocopies of the question papers were given to the candidates and they were told to memorise the answers. The duplicate question papers were collected later in the morning and burnt," explained a source to The Times of India. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Solver’ gang in Bihar" comment="subhead" text="‘Solver’ gang in Bihar">‘Solver’ gang in Bihar</cmsannotation> The EOU later found evidence that there might be several gangs involved in the <keyword id="20116086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paper-leak" source="keywords">paper leak</keyword>. They speculate that ‘solver’ gangs from Nalanda might have acquired the question paper from Jharkhand, solved it with experts, and then passed it on to the prime accused from Khagaria. In a confession statement, the prime accused admitted that they demanded between Rs 30-32 lakhs from each student, with the intermediate charging around Rs 40 lakh from each aspirant. The EOU makes many dozens more arrests. There are also speculations that these gangs provided proxy candidates to take the tests for the students. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Jharkhand private school leaked the paper" comment="subhead" text="Jharkhand private school leaked the paper">Jharkhand private school leaked the paper</cmsannotation> The Patna police then arrested five Nalanda residents, including key architect Baldev Kumar, who is also associated with the notorious Sanjeev Kumar, alias Lutan Mukhiya gang. These suspects, accused of multiple interstate paper leaks, allegedly received the NEET-UG solved answer sheets in PDF format a day before the exam. The Mukhiya gang procured the papers from a private school in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, as per the police report. "The gang had been plotting this for several months and it was a professor from Hazaribagh who had sent the question papers to Sanjeev using WhatsApp. Later, with the help of medical students from Patna and Ranchi, the paper was solved," explained a top official to ToI. Photocopied versions of the paper were given to around 30 candidates staying at a “safe house” in Patna. The other members of the Mukhiya gang have since confessed to providing duplicate SIM cards, mobile phones and accommodation for the gang members involved in the leak. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Political connections" comment="subhead" text="Political connections"><keyword id="22176947" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="political-connections" source="keywords">Political connections</keyword></cmsannotation> Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, and also the leader of the opposition in Bihar, has now claimed that Mukhiya’s political links are preventing the arrest of Sanjeev Kumar. "The investigative agencies are not arresting Mukhiya because of his political connections. I will expose his pictures with politicians in the time to come," he told reporters. The RJD has also released a photo of Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary with Amit Anand. In response, another Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha noted that Tejashwi had prior knowledge of the accused. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Blue Dart and SBI involved" comment="subhead" text="Blue Dart and SBI involved">Blue Dart and SBI involved</cmsannotation> As per The Print, the leaks might have been due to oversight from courier company Blue Dart and the State Bank of India. A preliminary probe suggested that both organisations failed to comply with norms during the transport of the question papers. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Godhra centre teachers asked to fill in answer sheets" comment="subhead" text="Godhra centre teachers asked to fill in answer sheets">Godhra centre teachers asked to fill in answer sheets</cmsannotation> According to a report by The Print, dozens of students allegedly paid between 10 lakh and two crores to a coaching institute in Godhra, Gujarat, to receive help from their teachers during the exam. As per the report, the coaching institute, which was in cohorts with the exam centre, would fill in the OMR sheets for the students after the test ended. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Maharashtra teachers detained, possible Delhi connection" comment="subhead" text="Maharashtra teachers detained, possible Delhi connection">Maharashtra teachers detained, possible Delhi connection</cmsannotation> Suspecting involvement in the NEET paper leaks, the Nanded Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) detained two teachers, Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav and Jalil Umar Khan Pathan, as per a Moneycontrol report. In addition to teaching, both individuals run private coaching institutes in Latur. As per reports, the FIR also mentions Delhi-based Gangadhar and Iranna Kongalwar. These new suspects may have helped Jadhav and Pathan contact aspirants ready to pay for the leaked paper. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Only 52% appear for NEET re-exam, toppers unlikely to repeat performance" comment="subhead" text="Only 52% appear for NEET re-exam, toppers unlikely to repeat performance">Only 52% appear for NEET re-exam, toppers unlikely to repeat performance</cmsannotation> After all this controversy, the NEET 2024 re-test was finally conducted for 1563 candidates across four states on June 23. However, only half of these students managed to appear for the exam. The six students who topped with full marks from the aforementioned Haryana centre noted that it is unlikely that they will repeat their perfect performance, considering how the retest was more challenging than the previous iteration. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Government passes law to curb exam malpractices" comment="subhead" text="Government passes law to curb exam malpractices">Government passes law to curb exam malpractices</cmsannotation> The government introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024 in February. It aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations. Under the new law, offenders can see a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to RS 1 crore. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="NTA Chief removed from office" comment="subhead" text="NTA Chief removed from office">NTA Chief removed from office</cmsannotation> Following the uproar, the Chief of the NTA, Subodh Kumar Singh, was removed from his post and placed on “compulsory wait” in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Further, a high-level committee of experts under former ISRO and IIT Kanpur chairman Dr K Radhakrishan has been appointed to ensure smooth, transparent and fair examinations.

Paper leak, massive bribes, political connections: Here's all you need to know about the NEET exam controversy

<ul><li>MK Stalin to introduce a bill in the state assembly seeking permanent exemption from <keyword id="6361994" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="neet" source="Orion">NEET</keyword>.</li><li>The decision was taken after the news of a 19-year-old boy belonging to the Salem district of <keyword id="20154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu" source="Orion">Tamil Nadu</keyword>, who was to appear for the <keyword id="827556" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="neet-exam" source="Orion">NEET exam</keyword>, reported by news agency PTI committed suicide.</li><li>The issue of NEET has been a politically sensitive one in the state of Tamil Nadu, which is among the more advanced states in India for healthcare as well as health education.</li></ul>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin announced that the government will introduce a bill in the state assembly seeking permanent exemption from National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) ⁠— a common nationwide entrance exam for medical colleges ⁠— in the state. The NEET exam for 2021 is scheduled between September 11 and 12. He said in his tweet, that the legal battle against the entrance exam was just the beginning and promised to bring a bill against it . The NEET exam is conducted every year in more than 201 cities across the country for admission in undergraduate medical courses. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the party that Stalin represents, had promised to abolish NEET ahead of the state elections that took place earlier this year. <div type="twitter" handle="mkstalin" handlename="M.K.Stalin" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1394866325298708482/x7lnM5n-_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6845" retweetcount="1941" status="நீட் எனும் பலிபீடத்தில் மற்றுமொரு மரணம்!கல்வியால் தகுதி வரட்டும்; தகுதி பெற்றால் மட்டுமே கல்வி எனும் அநீதி நீட் ஒ… https://t.co/DHDw4xSmV5" createdat="1631435404000" id="1436970351301316611"></div> The decision was taken after the news of a 19-year-old boy belonging to the Salem district of Tamil Nadu, who was to appear for the NEET exam, reported by news agency PTI committed suicide. The medical aspirant was the son of a farm labourer who was found dead in his room a couple of hours before the exam. According to media reports, his parents were compelling him to appear for the exam for the third time. The <keyword id="6354977" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="Orion">Supreme Court</keyword>, on September 6, rejected the plea of several students and parents who demanded postponement or rescheduling of the exam as the dates clashed with other entrance exams. The top court said that it would be very unfair to reschedule and also did not want to interfere in the matter. The issue of NEET has been a politically sensitive one in the state of Tamil Nadu, which is among the more advanced states in India for healthcare as well as health education. The argument against the common entrance exam for medical colleges is that it puts underprivileged students in remote parts at a disadvantage compared to others. Tamil Nadu scrapped the NEET exam a decade ago but it was reintroduced in the year 2017 after a Supreme Court order. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/bhupendra-patel-will-be-the-new-chief-minister-of-gujarat/articleshow/86138592.cms">Bhupendra Patel will be the new Chief Minister of Gujarat</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-watch-series-7-release-date-price-features-and-everything-we-know-so-far/articleshow/85450261.cms">Apple Watch Series 7 release date, price, features and everything we know so far</a>

Stalin will table a bill seeking exemption from NEET exams in Tamil Nadu

<ul><li>Pokhriyal did not indicate any date, but said that <keyword id="8226557" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Neet-2021">NEET 2021</keyword> examinations would not be cancelled, adding that the government is planning to hold multiple sessions of JEE Main.</li><li>The National Testing Agency (NTA) is also discussing the possibility of conducting these exams in an online mode, if the situation remains the same. </li><li>Pokhriyal also hinted that CBSE class 10, 12 board exams will be held in 2021.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday announced that there are no such plans to cancel the JEE Main and NEET 2021 entrance exams, and they are considering holding multiple sessions. He added that NEET 2021 would not be cancelled as it will come as a big loss for the students and the nation. While addressing the concerns of prospective JEE Main and NEET 2021 students through a Twitter live session, Pokhriyal said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) is also discussing the possibility of conducting these exams in an online mode, if the situation remains the same. This year the JEE 2020 exam was conducted online, however, the NEET 2020 was held in pen-paper mode. <div type="twitter" handle="DrRPNishank" handlename="Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1250023125191819266/Bx7kBZRg_normal.jpg" favoritecount="8781" retweetcount="7829" status="Interacting with teachers, parents and students on upcoming competitive/board exams. #EducationMinisterGoesLive… https://t.co/QHvCTJ2mm0" createdat="1607575007000" id="1336892594790383617"></div> He also added that the attempts would be made to keep JEE, NEET questions in line with CBSE’s reduced syllabus. And, the authorities would try to release the revised syllabus and exam pattern for the entrance exams soon. <keyword id="87007" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="CBSE-board-exam">CBSE board exam</keyword> dates Clarifying the confusion about the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Board exam dates Pokhriyal said although CBSE usually release dates by November end or December beginning, it has not put the exam schedule out yet as they are still assessing the situation, this time. The education minister said that the CBSE would decide on the exam schedule after taking into consideration the prevailing situation. Adding that the board has already reduced the syllabus by 30% for this year the teachers must ensure that information is shared with every student, he asserted. The students can also check the revised syllabus on the CBSE’s website at <a href="https://cbse.nic.in/">cbse.nic.in</a>. The board might take alternative options for conducting practical examinations, as the practical exams usually take place at the respective schools and can be done following the COVID-19 guidelines SOPs. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/facebook-hit-with-2-massive-antitrust-lawsuits-from-the-ftc-and-46-states-seeking-to-spin-off-instagram-and-whatsapp/articleshow/79652195.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Facebook hit with 2 massive antitrust lawsuits from the FTC and 46 states seeking to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/airbnb-prices-ipo-at-68-per-share-will-raise-3-5-billion/articleshow/79653812.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Airbnb prices IPO at $68 per share, will raise $3.5 billion</a>

No plans to postpone JEE and NEET 2021 — CBSE board exam dates to be released soon: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

<ul><li><keyword id="14134943" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="physicswallah" source="Orion">PhysicsWallah</keyword> has raised $100 million in a Series A round from Westbridge and GSV Ventures.</li><li><keyword id="14134948" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="alakh-pandey" source="Orion">Alakh Pandey</keyword> had started ‘PhysicsWallah’ as a YouTube channel back in 2014 and it is now valued at $1.1 billion</li><li>It plans to use the latest capital for business expansion, branding, and opening more learning centers.</li></ul><keyword id="1464841" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="edtech" source="Orion">Edtech</keyword> company PhysicsWallah, which is also known as PW, is the latest Indian startup to enter the unicorn club. The company has raised $100 million in a Series A round from Westbridge and GSV Ventures, at a valuation of $1.1 billion. A unicorn, in startup parlance, is a company valued at over one billion dollars. PhysicsWallah is the first edtech company to hit this milestone this year. Overall, it is the 101th company in India to achieve this distinction. The eight-year-old startup joins the elite list of edtech unicorns Byju’s, Vedantu, Eruditus, Vedantu and Upgrad. It plans to use the latest capital for business expansion, branding, opening more learning centers, and introducing more course offerings. It is also looking to launch educational content in nine Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, and Kannada. “This latest development will help us further our vision and implement new initiatives to augment the learning journeys of students, thereby enabling them to reach new heights in their careers,” said Alakh Pandey, founder and CEO of PhysicsWallah. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="YouTube channel to a billion dollar company" comment="subhead" text="YouTube channel to a billion dollar company">YouTube channel to a billion dollar company</cmsannotation> Alakh Pandey had started ‘PhysicsWallah’ as a YouTube channel back in 2014. Looking at his popularity among students, Unacademy <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/he-rejected-an-offer-from-unacademy-and-now-runs-an-edtech-worth-a-billion-dollars-meet-physicswallahs-alakh-pandey-8595731.html">reportedly</a> offered to hire him as a teacher too with a salary of ₹40 crore per annum. He turned it down to build a bootstrapped, profitable business out of PhysicsWallah. The PhysicsWallah currently has more than 20 centres across 18 cities with more than 10,000 students enrolled for 2022-23 academic year. It has 5.2 million downloads on its app on Google PlayStore and 6.9 million subscribers on YouTube. The company claims that over 10,000 of its students cracked competitive exams like NEET and JEE in 2020 and 2021 — thanks to its comprehensive, interactive and engaging educational content. It employs 1,900 people — including 500 teachers, 90-100 tech experts, 200 associate professors to answer student queries and 200 professionals to create exam questions as well as term papers. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The ‘only profitable edtech unicorn’" comment="subhead" text="The ‘only profitable edtech unicorn’">The ‘only profitable <keyword id="7907919" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="edtech-unicorn" source="Orion">edtech unicorn</keyword>’</cmsannotation> Notably, PhysicWallah is the only profitable edtech unicorn at the moment and has been bootstrapped throughout its journey. The company raised its first external round today, on June 7. “The company has been profitable since inception with positive cash flows and reserves. Our revenue grew 9-fold in the year 2021-22 vis-a-vis 2020-21. Our current run rate for FY23 is at $65 million,” Pandey added. The development also comes at a time when experts have been anticipating a long funding winter, which will slowdown the flow of capital in the startup ecosystem. According to several experts Business Insider spoke with, edtech would be among the worst impacted sectors as students have started going back to school. Even edtech companies like Unadacemy, Vedantu and FrontRow had to lay off 10-30% of their workforce in order to extend their runway.

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