Education | The Indian Express
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) — which conducts the entrance exam for post-graduate and super-speciality medical courses — told the Supreme Court that it will not be able to conduct the NEET-PG test before August 3.
The examination, which was scheduled to take place on June 15, was recently postponed after court’s direction to conduct it in a single shift, instead of two like it took place last year.
The NBEMS, in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, said that this was the minimum amount of time required for arranging additional centres, invigilators, and support staff.
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 engage more than 1,000 centres across 250 cities for the examination. Nearly 60,000 people will also have to be engaged ranging from venue commanding officers, system operators, invigilators, security staff, lab and registration managers, and electricians.
“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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