Govt mulls defence forces to provide logistical support for NEET exam – The Tribune

In order to make sure, no incident of paper leak takes place in the NEET re-examination on June 21, a high-level meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Communication Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took place on Thursday.

Sources said a proposal was placed to involve the defence forces in providing logistical support for enhanced security.

“Officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA) were also present. 23 lakh students will take up the exam on June 21. The discussions centered around enhanced security so there is no scope of paper leaks,” a source said.

Pradhan had held a meeting with former ISRO chairman Dr Radha Krishnan who headed the committee that was constituted to reform the NTA.

Pradhan also said in view of the NEET examination, surveillance should be increased and examination security should be given top priority. The re-examination will be held on June 21, at 5400 examination centres in 550 cities across the country.

The NEET exam was conducted on May 3, across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad, with over 2.2 million students appearing for it. Following the paper leak controversy, the exam was cancelled on May 12.