Mock drills have been carried out in any respect NEET-UG centres on Saturday (Could 3, 2025) to make sure clean conduct of the nationwide medical entrance, based on an official supply.
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Mock drills were conducted at all NEET-UG centres on Saturday (Could 3, 2025) to make sure clean conduct of the nationwide medical entrance, based on an official supply.

The essential examination is scheduled for Could 4 at 5,453 centres in over 500 cities throughout the nation. This 12 months, over 22.7 lakh candidates have registered for the examination.

Three-tier monitoring on examination day

“There will probably be three layers of monitoring on the examination day – on the District, State, and Centre ranges,” a Ministry of Schooling (MoE) supply mentioned.

A lot of the centres this 12 months are positioned in authorities and government-aided colleges, schools, universities, and establishments.

“To make sure clean and safe conduct of the examination, mock drills are being carried out in any respect centres. These drills will assist check readiness when it comes to performance of cellular sign jammers; availability of enough manpower for frisking; and biometric authentication procedures,” the supply mentioned.

The Ministry has mentioned that candidates discovered indulging in unfair means – earlier than, throughout, or after the examination – will probably be booked underneath Unfair Means (UFM) and penalised accordingly.

“The penalties embrace debarment of as much as three years from showing in NTA exams (based mostly on severity) and prison and/or authorized motion underneath the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024,” mentioned the particular person.

The strict measures come a 12 months after alleged irregularities together with paper-leak have been flagged in NEET which put the integrity of the examination underneath scanner.