Prathamesh Telang
New Delhi : An investigation by the police of Bihar and Gujarat has revealed that there was a paper leak in 'NEET'. At Godhra, students paid large sums of money to an agent to buy torn papers. Police also seized 7 lakhs cash from the car of a teacher. It has also come to light that the question papers that were burst in Patna were burnt. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has defended the National Testing Institute (NTA) by saying that there is no evidence of paper-leaking despite the overwhelming evidence. Due to this, dissatisfaction among students and parents is increasing.
The NEET exam was held on May 5 at the Jai Jalaram School center in Godhra, Gujarat. At that time, on the instructions given by the Collector of Panchmahal, the police had detained Tushar Bhatt, the director teacher of the center. Police seized Rs 7 lakh cash from the teacher's car. The paper-splitting brokers colluded with him and brought out the question papers. The police investigation also revealed that these brokers extorted Rs 10 lakh from each of the students. Bhatt would write the answers to the questions that the students did not get. Ahead of the NEET exam in Bihar's Patna, the police raided a place. Burnt question papers have been found there. Police arrested 13 people in this case. The police collected the pieces of burnt question papers. The Economic Offenses Branch started matching it with the original question paper. The police have sent the pieces for forensic examination. This investigation will reveal whether the NEET papers were really leaked.
A Storm of Grace Points
The issue of grace marks awarded to 1563 students is not the only issue of paperwork. The National Testing Agency claims that students were given grace marks because they did not get enough time at some exam centers. The Supreme Court has also ordered to conduct the examination of the students who have secured grace marks. However, the chaos in the examination has not subsided.
