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At present, questions are being raised across the country on the purity of NEET exam. On one hand, the news of paper leak and revelations of financial transactions has broken the trust of students and parents, on the other hand, the decisions of the National Testing Agency (NTA) have made the matter more mysterious. According to the latest information, an accused who sold NEET paper for Rs 10 lakh got legal permission to appear in the re-exam, but as soon as this matter came to light, NTA took major action and put the results of the concerned students on hold. After all, what is the game behind this, this has now become a big question.
10 lakh deal and NTA’s impartiality in question
According to the investigating agencies, the gangs involved in the NEET paper leak had made a deal for the paper at the rate of Rs 10 lakh per student. When the police busted this racket, many candidates who had got the paper earlier came forward. The surprising thing is that some candidates involved in this rigging got a chance to re-appear in the examination from the court or the concerned authority. This relaxation has not only created dissatisfaction among the common students, but has also put a big question mark on the entire process of NEET. The question being raised is that why are those students who were directly involved in rigging being given a chance to re-examine?
Why was the result withheld? NTA’s stand and students’ anger
When the controversy escalated and students opened a front against NTA on social media, instead of suppressing the matter, the National Testing Agency withheld the results of the students concerned. Experts believe that NTA wants to ensure that tainted candidates do not get a place in the merit list. However, this late decision has left the future of lakhs of students who had appeared for the exam honestly, hanging in the balance. Students are continuously protesting at major educational centers like Lucknow, Patna, Kota and Delhi and are demanding that the NEET result be canceled and the examination be conducted again with transparency.
Danger looming over the future and demand for justice
This entire incident has exposed the technical and security flaws in the education system. If those accused of rigging join the main stream by taking the exam again, it will be injustice to thousands of promising candidates who have worked hard day and night. Now all eyes are on the Supreme Court, where many petitions have been filed regarding NEET rigging and the functioning of NTA. Will NTA adopt a strong digital security system to prevent such irregularities in future? Or will the future of the students be at stake every time? At present, the youth of the country are demanding only one thing – fair investigation and speedy justice.