Paper leak: NTA debars Latur coaching centre owner's son from NEET-UG exam for 2 years

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<p>The National Testing Agency (NTA) has debarred the son of Latur-based coaching centre owner and paper leak case accused Shivraj Motegaonkar from appearing for the NEET-UG examination for two years.</p> <p>Paper leak: NTA debars Latur coaching centre owner&#x27;s son from NEET-UG exam for 2 yearsMotegaonkar, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this year's NEET-UG paper leak case, is currently in judicial custody.</p> <p>Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda</p> <p>His son Aditya Motegaonkar's result for the exam conducted earlier this year has been withheld and he has also been declared ineligible to appear for the NEET-UG 2027, as per the NTA communication on September 19.</p> <p>According to the CBI, Shivraj Motegaonkar allegedly paid ₹5 lakh to procure chemistry questions from P V Kulkarni, who was on the NTA panel that set the questions for the examination.</p> <p>Protesting students should be allowed to sit in competitive exams after certain period: UP CM Yogi Adityanath</p> <p>His son attended Kulkarni's coaching classes where the questions were provided, the agency alleged.</p> <p>After conducting the NEET-UG retest on June 21, the NTA put Aditya Motegaonkar's result on hold and sought his explanation over the alleged irregularities.</p> <p>In his response, he denied having adopted any unfair means during the examination. He also contended that the notice issued to him related to the alleged irregularities in the May 3 examination and questioned why his result in the subsequent retest had been withheld.</p> <p>933 West Bengal schools shut because of zero enrolment; mulling possibility of reviving them: Government</p> <p>The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, is conducted by the NTA for medical aspirants.</p> <p>On May 12, the NTA cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for admissions in medical courses following allegations of paper leak. A re-examination was conducted on June 21.</p> <p>The CBI last month submitted its final report before the designated fast-track court in Delhi dealing with "criminal cases arising from paper leaks as well as the use of other unfair means in public examinations".</p>