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NEET PG 2024 Exam Date:  Days after the Union Health Ministry postponed the NEET PG 2024 exam, initially scheduled for June 23, Abhijat Sheth, President of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, announced on Tuesday that the SOPs and protocols will be reviewed soon and the next date for the examination will be declared by next week.

Sheth's statement followed a review meeting between officials of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences and the Union Health Ministry. The meeting assessed the situation and considered input from the government before deciding to postpone the examination.

"The integrity of this examination was never in doubt as far as NEET PG is concerned. For the last seven years, we have conducted so far successfully... Because of the recent events, what has happened that there were lots of concerns about all these sorts of examinations from the student communities, and in response to that, the government has decided to ensure once more to make sure that the sanctity of the examination the safety and security must be maintained. So they have decided to review the SOPs and protocols as soon as possible. We will declare the next due date in one next week...," said Abhijat Sheth, as reported by news agency ANI.

Further, on the advisory issued against social media messages, and fraudsters, warnings, he said, "This was for protection; that's why we published the SOPs before the examination, this is all perception, social media is so vast these days that sometimes it gives the wrong message to the students, and we wanted students should remain on the right path."

Speaking about the meeting between the officials of NEBMS and the Health Ministry he said, "It was mainly related to review of the processes for computer-based examination and the inputs received by the government. Directions have also been given by the government to the examination body and to Tata Consultancy Services, a technical partner of NEBMS.

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"We certainly work closely to ensure that even minor shortcomings are been taken care of," Dr Sheth added.

The NEET-PG 2024 exam was postponed due to rising controversy over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam held on May 5.

Earlier, the Ministry of Education announced the formation of a high-level committee of experts tasked with recommending reforms to the examination process, enhancing data security protocols, and improving the functioning of the NTA. The seven-member committee, chaired by former ISRO chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, will submit its report to the ministry within the next two months.

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(With ANI Inputs)