Principal Correspondent :
The much awaited results of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) to get admissions to Under Graduate courses of health sciences are out. The examination was held on September 12. But it took almost one-and-a-half months to declare the results. National Testing Agency (NTA) that conducts the Entrance tests across India was asked by Bombay High Court not to declare NEET 2021 results and conduct re-examination for two candidates whose question papers and OMR sheets had got mixed.
The incident happened during NEET 2021 entrance exam at a centre in Maharashtra. The Supreme Court had upheld the order by High Court. On October 20, the NTA was directed by the Bombay HC to hold fresh exams for the two students and declare their results along with NEET 2021 entrance examination. Hundreds of students were waiting for the results as they could not apply to other courses in case they scored less in NEET. National Testing Agency was set up in 2018 by the Central Government. National Testing Agency is supposed to conduct the National Eligibility Entrance Test for admissions to Under Graduate health courses.