‘Conducting NEET-PG 2024 In Two Shifts Is Customary Approach’: NBEMS
The NEET PG examination is now rescheduled to be held in two shifts on August 11.
New Delhi: Dr Abhijat Sheth, the president of the Nationwide Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on Friday mentioned that conducting the Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Check Postgraduate (NEET PG) examination in two shifts is a “normal method”. He mentioned that beforehand the examination was held in a number of shifts.
Earlier on Friday, the Nationwide Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) introduced new dates for the NEET PG examination. Initially scheduled for June 22, the examination was postponed as a precautionary measure simply 12 hours earlier than it was resulting from happen. The NEET PG examination is now rescheduled to be held in two shifts on August 11.
“Prior to now, earlier than we joined the Nationwide Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, this examination was carried out in a number of shifts, not in two shifts. The identical mechanism of normalization ratio was utilized,” mentioned Dr Abhijat Sheth whereas speaking to information company ANI
He was replying to the query of whether or not the examination was earlier held in shifts.
Sheth mentioned that the scholars mustn’t fear concerning the examination being carried out in two shifts because it applies to many of the different exams within the nation.
“Sure, we’ve got determined to conduct the NEET-PG on August 11 in two shifts. College students mustn’t fear concerning the two-shift examination as a result of it applies to many of the different exams within the nation which can be taken within the shifts. The deadline for the aim of the eligibility to look within the NEET-PG 2024 will proceed to be August 15, 2024,” he mentioned.
On the difficulty of how equity can be maintained within the examination in each shifts, he mentioned that conducting exams in two shifts is “regular.”
“It is a normal method for conducting the exams not solely within the nation however across the globe. Customary normalisation ration can be utilized in two shifts. I don’t see any drawback with this subject. The scholars mustn’t fear about this. The steps have been taken in the most effective curiosity of the scholars, and we’ll make sure that the logistics of the examination can be even improved,” he mentioned including that August 11 is the ultimate day for conducting the NEET-PG examination this 12 months.
“In continuation of the NBEMS discover dated June 22, 2024, the conduct of the NEET-PG 2024 examination has been rescheduled. The NEET-PG 2024 will now be on August 11, 2024, in two shifts,” mentioned the discover.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court docket is scheduled to listen to on July 8 a batch of pleas alleging paper leaks and irregularities within the NEET-UG examination.
(With ANI inputs)