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NEET aspirant seeks Nagpur centre as top choice, allotted Abu Dhabi day before re-test

From Hindustan Times · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A NEET aspirant from Nagpur was allotted an exam center in Abu Dhabi for a re-examination scheduled for June 21.
  • The student's family expressed distress, stating they had no passport and insufficient time to arrange travel.
  • Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the error, calling it a test of the country's patience.

A student preparing for the NEET re-examination faced an unexpected challenge when assigned an exam center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, just a day before the test on June 21. The aspirant, who had chosen Nagpur as their preferred city, discovered the overseas assignment upon downloading the admit card for the rescheduled examination.

We are completely unable to send our child abroad for the exam. He does not even have a passport, and there is no time left to make travel arrangements.

— Mohammad TalibThe student's father, expressing concern over the Abu Dhabi exam center assignment.

The situation caused significant anxiety for the student's family. "We are completely unable to send our child abroad for the exam. He does not even have a passport, and there is no time left to make travel arrangements," the student's father, Mohammad Talib, told ANI news agency. The family's concerns highlighted the logistical and financial hurdles posed by the error.

A system that can't provide a center in a child's own city but can send them abroad instead, it has no right to conduct exams.

— Rahul GandhiOpposition leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the NTA's error.

Reacting to the incident, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA). He stated on X that the agency was "testing the patience of the country" and questioned its competence. "A system that can't provide a center in a child's own city but can send them abroad instead, it has no right to conduct exams," Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, asserted.

How did this even happen? Yesterday, no student should have had any complaint about not being able to reach their center.

— Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi questioning the NTA's mistake.

This error occurred after the NEET exam scheduled for May 3 was canceled due to alleged irregularities and paper leaks. The student had initially been assigned a center in Nagpur for that exam. Following the family's complaint, the NTA acknowledged the mistake and assured a revised admit card would be issued. NTA Director General Abhishek Singh later confirmed that the candidate had been allotted a center in Nagpur.

This is no longer an education system. This is nothing but extortion of an entire generation's money, time, and mental peace.

— Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi's strong condemnation of the current education system.
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