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This is an archive article published on August 9, 2024

NEET PG 2024 at 500 ‘trusted’ centres in two shifts on August 11

The National Board of Examinations last month announced that the exam, to be conducted on August 11, will be held in two shifts for the first time this year.

NEET PG exam at 500 ‘trusted’ centres in two shifts on August 11This is because the number of centres has been reduced from 1,200 — with the exam body not trusting any outsourced centres, especially after several instances of paper leaks.

The NEET-PG test — the qualifying examination for PG medical studies — will be held at 500 “trusted” centres this year, according to people in the know of the matter.

The National Board of Examinations last month announced that the exam, to be conducted on August 11, will be held in two shifts for the first time this year.

This is because the number of centres has been reduced from 1,200 — with the exam body not trusting any outsourced centres, especially after several instances of paper leaks.

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The NEET PG examination was postponed a day ahead of its scheduled June 23 date as a “precautionary measure”.

Not only that, to ensure a cheating-free exam, an official said all students have been allocated centres in same cities as the address provided on their forms.

“Earlier, the students were given the option to select different centres across the country to appear in the examination. Now, they have to appear at a centre either in the city or close to where their address is. It will be ensured that a person from one corner of the country does not go to another just to appear in the examination,” the official said.

The Indian Express had previously reported that the examination will be conducted only at TCS iON centres and not outsourced centres.

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This year will also be the first time that NEET-PG examination will have to normalise scores as students will give two different papers during the two shifts.

“The examination started in 2018 and since then there hasn’t been any need for normalisation because the examination used to take place simultaneously for all students with the very same question paper,” said the official.

Anonna Dutt is a Principal Correspondent who writes primarily on health at the Indian Express. She reports on myriad topics ranging from the growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension to the problems with pervasive infectious conditions. She reported on the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic and closely followed the vaccination programme. Her stories have resulted in the city government investing in high-end tests for the poor and acknowledging errors in their official reports. Dutt also takes a keen interest in the country’s space programme and has written on key missions like Chandrayaan 2 and 3, Aditya L1, and Gaganyaan. She was among the first batch of eleven media fellows with RBM Partnership to End Malaria. She was also selected to participate in the short-term programme on early childhood reporting at Columbia University’s Dart Centre. Dutt has a Bachelor’s Degree from the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune and a PG Diploma from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She started her reporting career with the Hindustan Times. When not at work, she tries to appease the Duolingo owl with her French skills and sometimes takes to the dance floor. ... Read More

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