Won’t Be Able To Hold NEET PG In Single Shift Before August 3, NBEMS Tells Supreme Court
The NBEMS, in an affidavit submitted to the apex court, said that this was the minimum time needed to make arrangements to hold NEET PG in a single shift
NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has told the Supreme Court that it will not be able to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduates (NEET-PG) before August 3.
The examination, which was scheduled for June 15, was recently postponed after apex court’s direction to conduct it in a single shift, instead of two like it was conducted last year.
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The NBEMS, in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, has said that this was the minimum time required for arranging additional examination centres, invigilators, and support staff to accommodate all the candidates in a single shift.
Citing Tata Consultancy Services, its partner in conducting the examination that is computer-based and not pen-and-paper, the NBEMS said it needs to set up more than 1,000 examination centres across 250 cities. Nearly 60,000 people need to be engaged ranging from venue commanding officers, system operators, invigilators, security staff, lab and registration managers, and electricians to conduct the NEET PG in a single shift.
“NEET PG, being a high stake and flagship exam in the country, attempts to do malpractice is a major challenge to be addressed which will require all law enforcement agencies to come together and join hands,” said NBEMS.
Besides this, certain other steps would have to be taken such as giving the students a choice to select centres, it said.
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