The Supreme Court today expressed concern over repeated lapses in the conduct of the NEET examination saying that it was sad that the National Testing Agency had not learnt any lesson from the earlier paper leak controversy.
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the CBI on petitions demanding replacement of the testing agency with a more robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance examination.
The court directed the NTA to file an affidavit by Thursday detailing compliance with recommendations made last year by a committee headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan for overhauling the agency’s functioning. The petitions alleged recurring paper leaks had affected the rights of over 22 lakh students.
The plea also sought the formation of a high-powered monitoring committee headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice to oversee future examinations. The NEET-UG exam conducted on 3rd of this month was cancelled following allegations of a paper leak.
Delhi Court Sends Physics Lecturer Manisha Sanjay Havaldar to Six-Day CBI Custody In NEET-UG Paper Leak Case
A Delhi court has sent Pune-based physics lecturer Manisha Sanjay Havaldar to six days of Central Bureau of Investigation custody in the NEET-UG paper leak case. Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking custodial interrogation of the accused. Havaldar was arrested on 22nd May and was produced before the court on transit remand.
According to the CBI, Havaldar, who worked as a translator for NEET-UG examination material and is associated with Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune, allegedly circulated physics questions meant for translation along with other accused. The agency has described her as a key link in the alleged leak of NEET-UG physics question papers.
