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Expressing grave concern over the issue, Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday said that students attempting NEET in Bengali or Tamil got question papers that were entirely different.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Derek O'Brien (TMC) said till 2013, the English question paper for medical entrance examination, NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), used to be translated into regional languages.
"NEET exam is not a West Bengal issue. It is a federal issue," he said.
The TMC leader's remark comes two days after union human resource development (HRD) minister Prakash Javadekar said that the vernacular question papers of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) will be a mere translation of the question paper in English.
He reiterated that students complaint of tougher NEET question papers in regional languages than that in Hindi and English
Meawnhile, Health Minister J P Nadda assured that the ministry is looking into NEET issue.
Highlights
The CBSE conducted NEET on May 7 in Hindi, English and 10 regional languages.
Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday said that students attempting NEET in Bengali or Tamil got question papers that were entirely different.
