NEET exams: Question paper to be same for all languages

Bhubaneswar: The Students appearing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) across the country will have same question papers or the translation of the question paper in English.

Union Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar has said on Saturady, vernacular question papers for the NEET will be mere translation of the question paper in English.

"The vernacular question papers for the all-India entrance examination for entrance to medical colleges will just be translation of the question paper in English," Javadekar added.

This decision came against the backdrop of complaints that students appearing for all medical entrance examination in vernacular languages sometimes face tougher questions than the ones set in English and Hindi.

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