NEET UG Likely to be Conducted in Two-Tiers with Dual Organisers; Check Details Here

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The ongoing fiasco regarding NEET UG has compelled the government to take into consideration other ways of conducting the medical entrance exam.

New Delhi: According to recent reports, the Central Government is considering dividing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) into a two-tier exam system, with dual organisers. The mode of exam is also likely to be changed into hybrid mode from pen-paper mode.

The ongoing fiasco regarding NEET UG has compelled the government to take into consideration other ways of conducting the medical entrance exam. Some of the changes under discussion involve overhauling NEET-UG to a two-tiered exam - preliminary and finals. The number of candidates to be selected for the finals is likely to be four to five times the number of seats, and the eligibility cutoff will be determined based on the preliminary scores and the total number of seats.

"There are also deliberations on whether the finals can be delivered on CBT mode, while continuing with pen-paper mode for the prelims. Another aspect being looked into is to engage separate agencies for prelims and finals. For example, if the preliminary test is conducted by the NTA, can the finals be entrusted to the National Board of Examinations (NBE)/ Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)/ All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)?" said the senior govt official.

This has been thought of with the aim of introducing multiple levels of security. "In case there are doubts that some candidates did manage to sneak in via wrong means in the prelims as the numbers are getting bigger every year, it will be difficult to make the cut in the finals."

In the recent updates, NEET UG 2024 has courted controversies including accusations of paper leaks and other irregularities. The Supreme Court will be continuing with the hearing of around 40 petitions for NEET UG Re-exam and cancellation on July 22, 2024. While the NEET UG 2024 Result has been released exam city and centre wise on July 20, 2024 as per the instructions of the CJI.

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