‘Shocked…will have to reapply for leave,’ candidates react to NEET PG postponement

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Jun 24, 2024

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Hours before the NEET PG 2024 exam, the NBE postponed it. This announcement affected nearly 2 lakh candidates

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The Ministry of Health stated that the decision has been taken “as a precautionary measure”

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Candidates have deeply condemned this decision by the Ministry of Health. Here’s what they have to say

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In a viral video, a student is seen reacting to the postponement. “They are writing an exam to stay in this very country that you are ruining with your policies”, she states

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 “Some of the aspirants had to resume their medical jobs, or join a new one, or even go for a vacation with their family. The NBE failed us”, Dr Pesheen Ahamd, a NEET PG 2024 candidate says

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Another candidate who left home amidst a family emergency to give the exam states, “All of us UPPSC officers are overworked…Unfortunately, such things cost us a lot of resources and human hours”

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“Postponing NEET PG at the last moment was a big shock to us…Like me, many people had already travelled to their exam cities”, Dr Shubham Anand quoted

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 “It also plays with the mental health of students who are going to be a part of this” another candidate Dr Akash Soni reacted

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Dr Suvrankar Datta, Vice President RDA AIIMS called the decision ‘ harassment of all the doctors’

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The revised dates for the exam are still awaited. The authorities are expected to release the dates soon

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Amid the NEET UG controversy, multiple exams have been cancelled by the Centre including UGC NET, CSIR NET as well as NEET PG

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