Students travel to far off centres for NEET-PG, outrage over postponement
MUMBAI: The postponement of NEET-PG 2024 less than 12 hours before the exam was scheduled, sent scores of parents and medical students in a tizzy. The exam was scheduled to be held on Sunday morning. The initial confusion quickly turned into anger after the union ministry of health and family welfare confirmed the news by tweeting on the social media platform X from their official handle.Several students, MBBS doctors, had already travelled to their far-off centres or were on their way when the news broke. NEET-PG is conducted by the National Board of Examinations for admissions to MD/MS courses in the country.
A parent Anup Patel, said that his son, a medical graduate from the Grant Medical College (JJ), had left for Pune in the evening, as he got a centre there. “Initially, we thought it could be a rumour. Why do they have to wait till the eleventh hour to cancel the exam? It is high time the prime minister and the home minister comment on these exams’ mismanagement. The Supreme Court also needs to intervene,” said Patel, adding that the agencies involved have made a mockery of the whole examination process.
Another parent had almost reached Ahmednagar where he got his exam centre. Sudha Shenoy, a parent representative, said that a girl, known to her, had landed from Dubai to give the exam from a centre in Mumbai. Parents and students were discussing their exam centres and wishing each other good luck for the exam, which soon turned into panic and confusion over the announcement. Many have spent on travelling to their centres and even booking hotel rooms in different cities.
Brijesh Sutaria, another parent representative, said that if they had check the robustness of the exam processes and if they have taken this step as a precautionary measure, why wait till 10 pm, a night before the exam. A parent pointed out that the govt is playing with the lives of students. “They have prepared for this exam for years and now all this will only add to their mental trauma,” he said. The ministry mentioned that a fresh date will be announced soon.
A parent Anup Patel, said that his son, a medical graduate from the Grant Medical College (JJ), had left for Pune in the evening, as he got a centre there. “Initially, we thought it could be a rumour. Why do they have to wait till the eleventh hour to cancel the exam? It is high time the prime minister and the home minister comment on these exams’ mismanagement. The Supreme Court also needs to intervene,” said Patel, adding that the agencies involved have made a mockery of the whole examination process.
Another parent had almost reached Ahmednagar where he got his exam centre. Sudha Shenoy, a parent representative, said that a girl, known to her, had landed from Dubai to give the exam from a centre in Mumbai. Parents and students were discussing their exam centres and wishing each other good luck for the exam, which soon turned into panic and confusion over the announcement. Many have spent on travelling to their centres and even booking hotel rooms in different cities.
Brijesh Sutaria, another parent representative, said that if they had check the robustness of the exam processes and if they have taken this step as a precautionary measure, why wait till 10 pm, a night before the exam. A parent pointed out that the govt is playing with the lives of students. “They have prepared for this exam for years and now all this will only add to their mental trauma,” he said. The ministry mentioned that a fresh date will be announced soon.
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