NEET UG 2024: NTA Warns Against Fake Websites Circulating on Social Media
NTA has issued a disclaimer against the false cases of impersonating NTA and its official websites. The agency has notified that some unscrupulous elements are misusing NTA and its correlated websites and masquerading as NTA officials.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory on the official website exams.ta.ac.in/NEET notifying the official website for the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test(NEET). The authorities have issued a notification for the general public regarding false cases of impersonating NTA and masquerading as NTA officials.
"Some unscrupulous elements are misusing the name of the NTA and its Officials through various websites. Some other persons are also masquerading as NTA Officials." The official notification stated.
Hence, the NTA has issued a notification in order to warn students and stakeholders against fake websites circulating and masquerading as NTA websites. Further, the authorities have warned students and stakeholders to be aware of people involved in the manipulation of OMRs in the NEET UG 2024 exam.
NEET UG 2024 Official Website
The genuine websites of the NTA and NEET UG Exam are as under :
(i) https://www.nta.ac.in/
(ii) https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/
The authorities have advised the general public to regularly visit NTA official website for NEET UG latest updates 2024.
NEET UG 2024: What's New?
At the latest turn of events, The education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that the revised NEET UG merit list 2024 after re-calculated scores in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for undergraduate (NEET-UG) will soon be released on the official website.
Due to a correction in one question in the Physics examination, 44 out of 61 NEET toppers will lose five marks in the NEET UG examination. Resulting in a major change in the NEET merit list 2024. It is expected that the NEET rank 2024 of approximately 4 lakh students will change.
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Q: What is the total number of NEET 2024 exam centres?
The exact numbers of NEET 2024 exam centres was 4,750, for the original exam date of May 5, 2024. The NEET 2024 re-exam was conducted in seven exam centres located in five states across India. It is expected that the total number of the NEET exam centres in 2024 will be above 5,000. Last year, the total number of exam cities was 4,097. The number of exam cities in India has also increased this year.
Q: What is the date of NEET 2024?
NTA announced the NEET 2024 exam date on September 19, 2023. NEET 2024 exam was conducted on May 5. The result of NEET 2024 was declared on June 4, 2024. After the result declaration, several irregularities and anomalies were found in the result and the scoring system. Hence, NTA is reconducting NEET 2024 on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who were awarded grace marks. The result will be declared on June 30, 2024. The NEET 2024 counselling process for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats is likely to be conducted from July 6, 2024 onwards.
The NEET 2024 application process was conducted from February 9, 2024, to March 16, 2024. The last date of application was extended from March 9, by a week. The application and correction windows were reopened in April. While the NEET exam dates were scheduled in September and July a couple of years ago owing to the pandemic situation, it took a toll on the medical admission schedule. To bridge this gap, NTA conducted NEET in May last year. The trend is being continued for NEET 2024 as well.
Q: When was NEET 2024 conducted?
NEET 2024 was conducted on May 5, 2024, from 2 PM to 5.20 PM (IST). NTA conducted the exam in 571 cities across India and abroad. Around 20 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. The difficulty level of the exam was moderate to tough. NEET is a paper-pencil based test (PBT) consisting of a total of 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Out of this, candidates had to attempt 180 questions. The total marks of the exam is 720.
Q: What is the timing of the NEET examination?
The duration of NEET exam is three hours and 20 minutes. The exam will commence at 2 PM and conclude at 5.20 PM as per the Indian Standard Time (IST). The timing for the international centres varied as per the local timings. NEET is a continuous test with no breaks allowed in between. Candidates needed to report to the exam centre at least one hour prior to the exam timing. Moreover, candidates were not be allowed to leave the exam hall before the stipulated duration as well.
Q: Will NEET 2024 be delayed?
NEET 2024 was conducted on May 5, 2024. NTA announced the exam date on September 19, approximately eight months in advance. NTA has decided the exam date after much deliberation and assessing situations such as Board exam schedule, other exams, etc. Over the past few years, NEET exam date was delayed owing to the pandemic situation, which affected the overall academic calendar. To bring back normalcy, NTA conducted NEET UG 2024 in May, similar to the pre-pandemic era after much brainstorming and assessing other entrance exam dates. Howrver, NEET 2024 will be reconducted on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who were given grace marks. The Supreme Court of India has asked NTA not to delay the admission process. Hence, NTA will release the result of the retest on June 30, 2024, and the counselling process will begin in July 2024.
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