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Kharge slams Pradhan over remarks on NEET protests, demands resignation

Kharge slams Pradhan over remarks on NEET protests, demands resignation

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over his reported remarks on student protests against the NEET paper leak issue, accusing the Centre of ruining the future of millions of students and insulting those raising their voices against examination irregularities. In a post on X, Kharge claimed that “90 paper leaks” had taken place during the government’s tenure, saying that the futures of millions of students had been destroyed. He also claimed that 20 students had died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak controversy. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Centre undertaking reforms to ensure error-free entrance exam system: Pradhan | Latest News India

Centre undertaking reforms to ensure error-free entrance exam system: Pradhan | Latest News India

Nov 15, 2024 07:56 PM IST Dharmendra Pradhan said the committee headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan have suggested multidimensional reforms Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre was introducing reforms in the entrance examinations beginning January to ensure that the exam system is error-free. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan delivered the inaugural address at the ISB Insights Forum 2024. (X/dpradhanbjp) The minister said the Radhakrishnan panel has submitted a report outlining reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA). “They (committee) have suggested a lot of multidimensional reform, restructuring of NTA, a new approach for the entrance process, looking into the mental health condition of the appearing students…,” Pradhan told reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad. In June, the Centre set up a committee chaired by former ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan to come up with a roadmap for the transparent and fair conduct of exams by NTA. The committee recommended a gradual shift to online testing, a hybrid model involving digitally …