The Union Health Ministry announced on Saturday the postponement of the NEET-PG entrance examination, originally scheduled for June 23, as a precautionary measure amidst recent concerns about the integrity of certain competitive exams.
The Ministry stated that it will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the examination processes for NEET-PG, which is conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE) for medical students.
“Taking into consideration, the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG Entrance Examination, conducted by National Board of Examination for medical students,” the ministry statement read.
“It has accordingly been decided, as a precautionary measure to postpone the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, scheduled to be held tomorrow i.e. 23rd June, 2024. Fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest,” it added.
The revised date for the examination will be communicated at the earliest opportunity.
“Ministry of Health sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the students. This decision has been taken in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of examination process,” the ministry added.
The move comes a day after the June edition of the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and UGC-NET was postponed. The Joint CSIR-UGC-NET is a test conducted to determine eligibility for junior research fellowship and assistant professor and admission to PhD in science courses.