NEET Frisking issue: NTA to hold re-exam for female candidates in 4 states
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Testing Agency has decided to conduct NEET again for girl students, who were allegedly forced to remove their undergarments before entering an exam centre in Kollam district of Kerala last month.
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The re examination would be held on September 4, said the official sources on Saturday.
"The NTA has allowed the affected students to re-appear for the National Eligibility Entrance Test on September 4 in Kollam. Besides Kollam, re-examination will be held for the affected candidates of two centres in Rajasthan, two in Madhya Pradesh and one in Uttar Pradesh," they said.
The issue of forcing the girls to remove their innerwear before entering an exam centre in Kollam district on July 17 created a huge uproar across the country.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that an exam centre near Ayoor in Kollam, Mar Thoma Institute of Information Technology, made around 90 female students to take off their underwear while frisking before entering the exam hall.
Furious with the incident, the parent of a student filed a complaint before Kollam rural SP. "After completing primary search, my daughter was asked to remove her inner wear because the metal detector has found some metal in her innerwear. When she refused to comply, she was told that she won't be allowed to appear for the exam, thus forcing her to do so. After the humiliating experience he lost all confidence. Her hard work has been wasted. We don't think the exam will be conducted again and probably my daughter may not make it," the parent had earlier mentioned.
Reportedly, the parent of the student alleged that girls were forced to remove their innerwear before being permitted to sit for the exam and they had to give the exam along with other students who were boys as well as male invigilators, which made the girls uncomfortable affected them mentally.
Citing the National Testing Agency's guidelines, the parent also highlighted that according to the norms mandated by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET had not mentioned any ban on any form of brassiere (bra) and hooks'.
"They were very uncomfortable. The guideline issued by NTA had not mentioned any ban on bras and hooks. We were following all guidelines. But the staff did not allow them to enter the classroom without removing inner-wear," he added.
Taking cognizance of the issue, the State Human Rights Commission has asked the Kollam rural SP to submit a report in this regard.
Consequently, the NTA constituted a fact finding committee and 5 were arrested in the case.
