– A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court requesting a postponement of the NEET-PG 2024 exam scheduled for August 11, 2024.
– The petition highlights challenges faced by candidates due to late assignment of exam cities, hindering their ability to reach testing locations.
– Candidates were notified of their exam centres on July 31, 2024, with detailed venue information shared just a week before the exam on August 8, 2024.
– Nearly 200,000 candidates are struggling to arrange travel to their assigned locations due to the limited timeframe, ongoing rail restrictions, and soaring airfares.
– The petition seeks transparency regarding the normalisation process used to assess performance across different sets of question papers to ensure fairness and consistency.
– Rumours of a NEET-PG question paper leak have emerged on social media, but the NBEMS has denied these allegations and clarified that question papers have yet to be finalised.
– NBEMS has warned against fraudulent claims circulating on platforms like Telegram Messenger, where dishonest agents suggest that question papers have been compromised and are available for purchase.