NTA tightens NEET vetting, Aadhaar link may be must
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:22.11.2019
With more than 6,000 undergraduate medical admissions in Tamil Nadu under the scanner, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is making the application and verification process for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test — Under Graduate (NEET UG 2020) even more stringent. Henceforth, applicants will additionally have to fill in their class X and XII roll numbers and upload an identity card, apart from a live photograph to detect impersonation/ fraud. The NTA is also waiting for the approval of the ministry of information technology for Aadhaar verification. The registration for the 2020 NEET UG will commence from December 1, 2019.
Live photo to help verify and ‘flag’ discrepancies
According to a senior official of the ministry of human resource development (MHRD), NTA is going to introduce a number of changes in the registration process so that the agency can have data to verify, match and “flag” cases of potential discrepancies.
“Moreover, an applicant may also need to upload a live photo which the NTA is working on. The live photo will be the latest image so that in case of any discrepancy or in case the face in the identity card don’t match due to old photos, the invigilators at the centre can also verify using the live image. The class X and XII roll numbers will be used by NTA to also verify the candidates. At the test centres the candidates may also be asked to show the identity card uploaded at the time of registration. Therefore the candidates have to carry the identity card along with the admit card,” said the MHRD official.
According to an NTA official, the agency will reopen the registered forms for editing, “which means applicants will be able to provide the class XII roll numbers as majority of the education boards will issue admit cards once the NEET UG 2020 registration gets over.” In case of any discrepancies in names and photographs or mismatches, the applications will be flagged so that the designated centres could go for further verification on the day of the test.
Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:22.11.2019
With more than 6,000 undergraduate medical admissions in Tamil Nadu under the scanner, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is making the application and verification process for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test — Under Graduate (NEET UG 2020) even more stringent. Henceforth, applicants will additionally have to fill in their class X and XII roll numbers and upload an identity card, apart from a live photograph to detect impersonation/ fraud. The NTA is also waiting for the approval of the ministry of information technology for Aadhaar verification. The registration for the 2020 NEET UG will commence from December 1, 2019.
Live photo to help verify and ‘flag’ discrepancies
According to a senior official of the ministry of human resource development (MHRD), NTA is going to introduce a number of changes in the registration process so that the agency can have data to verify, match and “flag” cases of potential discrepancies.
“Moreover, an applicant may also need to upload a live photo which the NTA is working on. The live photo will be the latest image so that in case of any discrepancy or in case the face in the identity card don’t match due to old photos, the invigilators at the centre can also verify using the live image. The class X and XII roll numbers will be used by NTA to also verify the candidates. At the test centres the candidates may also be asked to show the identity card uploaded at the time of registration. Therefore the candidates have to carry the identity card along with the admit card,” said the MHRD official.
According to an NTA official, the agency will reopen the registered forms for editing, “which means applicants will be able to provide the class XII roll numbers as majority of the education boards will issue admit cards once the NEET UG 2020 registration gets over.” In case of any discrepancies in names and photographs or mismatches, the applications will be flagged so that the designated centres could go for further verification on the day of the test.
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