NEET row, Centre notifies law with ₹1 crore fine

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Amid uproar over allegations of irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG exams and cancellation of the UGC-NET entrance test, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday cancelled the June edition of the National Eligibility Exam of the Joint Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission and postponed the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET, a test conducted to determine eligibility for Junior Research Fellowships and admission to doctoral courses in science. The central government on Friday announced stringent laws to eradicate cheating and malpractice in competitive exams. The laws provide stringent penalties, including a maximum of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rs 10 crore, for those involved in these offences. Here are 10 points on the NEET and UGC-NET exam paper leak controversy: CSIR is the national testing agency in the loop over the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam after the

exam paper leak was discovered online - The UGC-NET exam has been postponed citing unavoidable circumstances and logistical issues. "The June 2024 joint CSIR-UGC-NET examination, scheduled to be held from June 25, 2024 to June 27, 2024, is postponed due to unavoidable circumstances and logistical issues. Any rescheduled conduct of the survey will be announced on the official website at a later date," the NTA said in a notification.

Congress has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government over the development. "Yet again, NTA examination has been postponed, this time for CSIR-UGC-NET. "NTA has clearly become a traumatic institution for the youth of Narendra," said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

The CSIR-UGC-NET exam is conducted twice a year in June and December and is computer-based in five subjects including chemistry, earth, atmospheric, marine and planetary sciences, life sciences, mathematics and physics. The results pave the way for admission to all premier institutions offering doctoral programs in these fields, including the IITs and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs). Over 200,000 students were expected to appear for the exam. Over 175,000 students appeared for the exam in December last year.

Meanwhile, the Public Examinations (Prevention of Cheating Practices) Act, 2024 was announced by the Personnel Ministry on Friday evening. The provisions of the Act came into force on June 21, four months after President Dhruv Padi Murmu gave his assent. "In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 2 of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Cheating Practices) Act, 2024 (1 of 2024), the Central Government hereby fixes June 21, 2024 as the date of examination. The provisions of the Act shall come into force," the announcement said.

The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on February 9 and in the Lok Sabha on February 6. It received presidential assent on February 12. The scope of the Act includes exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), railways, bank recruitment examinations and the National Testing Agency (NTA). According to the Act, those involved in organised crime related to scams will be punished with five to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of at least Rs 10 crore.

The BJP government has ordered a CBI probe into the cancellation of the UGC-NET exams. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the exams were cancelled after authorities found the issues on the dark web. The document will also be shared on Telegram, he added.

He said the paper leak was a systematic failure of the NTA. The government has set up an expert committee to recommend reforms to the inspection agency. "The paper leak is a systematic failure of the NTA. A reform committee will be set up and I will ensure that measures are taken," he said.

The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay counselling for the NEET exam. After 67 students secured perfect 720 marks in one of the toughest exams in the country, medical students alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam. There has also been dissatisfaction with the good results. The agency has asked over 1,500 students to retake the medical exam.

Authorities have arrested four people, including a medical student, in Bihar for allegedly leaking papers for the NEET-UG 2024 exam.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the government over allegations of rigging in competitive exams. "In the last five years, 43 cases of recruitment exam papers have been leaked in the country. Under the BJP rule, document leaks have become a national issue in our country and have so far ruined the future of millions of young people. India is the youngest country in the world. We have the largest youth population." Instead of making these youth skilled and competent, the Bharatiya Janata Party government is weakening them,” she alleged.

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