Numerous candidates and parents who arrived at exam centers for the NEET-PG scheduled for Sunday were unaware that it had been postponed. They expressed frustration over allegations of irregularities plaguing exams conducted by the National Testing Agency and asserted that it was adding to their already heightened stress and tension.
The Union Health Ministry had announced on Saturday that it was postponing NEET-PG as a “precautionary measure” in light of recent allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive exams. The Union Ministry of Health stated that it was conducting a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes for the NEET-PG entrance examination, conducted by NTA for medical students. The fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest, it said.
“We traveled to Nanded after covering a distance of 150 kilometers to reach our daughter’s NEET-PG exam center. Only after reaching there, we came to know it had been postponed. This is very stressful for my daughter as well as for us,” said Sunita Narwade, headmistress of a government-aided school in Beed district, told PTI.
“The postponement of NEET-PG has left me depressed. I was eager to appear since I was preparing for it for months. The students of our country are feeling insecure and are losing faith in the exam system,” said student Sakshi Shitole.