Shivamogga District Congress Committee president demands Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation

As per a report by PTI, the meeting called amid the row discussed the conduct of the re-examination of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG).

The National Testing Agency on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the medical entrance test after it was revealed that the exam paper had leaked on various platforms before the May 3 exam. Cancelling the entrance test, the NTA stated it will hold a retest, leaving over 22 lakh medical aspirants in India in a state of uncertainty.

Citing people familiar with the matter, PTI reported that the late night meeting at the union minister's house was attended by Secretary (Higher Education) Vineet Joshi, Secretary (School Education) Sanjay Kumar, Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA) Abhishek Singh, CBSE Chairperson Rahul Singh, and the commissioners of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), along with other senior officials.