New Delhi: NEET-PG, which was supposed to take place on June 23, has been postponed, the Centre announced on Saturday. The announcement was made amid recent claims about the validity of other competitive exams. The Union Health Ministry stated that the new exam date will be announced as soon as possible.
"Taking into consideration, the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG Entrance Examination, conducted by National Board of Examination for medical students," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said that the decision has been taken in the "best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of examination process".
With inputs from IANS