The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a highly competitive medical entrance examination in India. Imagine the shock and frustration among students when the NEET PG 2024 was suddenly postponed - the day before it was to be held. This postponement comes amid allegations of cheating in the NEET UG exam. Currently, a video of a student cricitising the postponement is going viral, capturing the widespread disappointment among students.
On Saturday, the Union Health Ministry postponed the NEET-PG 2024 examination, originally scheduled for June 23, as a 'precautionary measure.' This sudden decision has stirred a storm of reactions, with a viral video capturing one student's frustration.
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"I just found that the NEET-PG examination that was supposed to be conducted tomorrow at 9.30 am just got postponed and the circular for postponement was released just 15 minutes ago," the student says in the video.
"That means it was less than 12 hours before the actual paper was supposed to be conducted. Are the people in the Ministry of Education eligible to take such decisions? Are they even eligible to be in a position of power and change and make policies that will ruin people's lives like this?"
She continues, "You're trying to protect the integrity and sanctity of the examination - by stopping it 12 hours before the paper? What stopped you when the admit cards were released - the NEET UG controversy was going on even then."
Questioning the authorities, she adds, "These are doctors, not children. They are writing an exam to stay in this very country that you are ruining with your policies. And then you have the audacity to ask everybody, 'Why is everyone leaving (the country)?'"
Watch the video here:
The NEET UG exam, held on May 5, saw over 24 lakh students participate, with results announced on June 4. However, the exam has been mired in controversy, with 67 students achieving perfect scores, several toppers from the same center, and allegations of question paper leaks, prompting calls for a thorough investigation.
As a result of the controversy surrounding NEET UG, the NEET PG - scheduled for June 23 - was also abruptly postponed.
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