More than 2,42,000 candidates on Sunday appeared for the NEET-PG exam, which is conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for admission to various post graduate medical courses.
The exam was conducted in a single shift on the computer-based platform across 301 cities and in 1,052 test centres. This is the largest computer-based exam in India in terms of number of candidates which has been conducted in a single shift.
NBEMS had engaged more than 2,200 faculty members from various medical colleges and accredited hospitals to ensure zero tolerance towards use of unfair means cases. It had also written to the chief secretaries, DGPs of all the states to ensure adequate law and order, cyber security and uninterrupted power supply at all the test centres. Assistance had also been sought from district administration and police in this regard.
In order to prevent any kind of cyber scam at test centres, NBEMS took assistance from Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Home ministry. Around 300 cyber commandos fanned out to various exam centres, especially the sensitive ones.
NEET-PG exam conducted across 301 cities; over 2,42,000 candidates appear
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI)