Undergarments of girl students taken in the name of checking in NEET exam?
The NEET exam, which was held across the country on Sunday, July 17, is now in discussion due to a new case. In the name of checking at the exam center in Kerala, the matter of removing some girls’ undergarments has come to the fore. In this regard, the family members of the girl students have A case has also been registered with the police.Recall that in the name of strict checking in a college in Kerala in 2017, the incident of removing girls’ innerwear came to light.In this case the accused teachers were suspended. The question in front is whether the invigilator has the right to check to this extent?Let us know what is the rule-
NEET has fixed the dress code
There is a dress code for the candidates to appear in the examination. Its information is given in the NEET Information Brochure. Candidates are not allowed to appear in the examination wearing full sleeved clothes. Slippers or sandals of light heels can be worn, but wearing shoes is prohibited. The candidates are also prohibited from wearing any garland, amulet etc. Wearing any jewelry or metal is prohibited in the NEET advisory. Apart from this, mobile phones, wallets, watches, bracelets etc. can also not be worn in the exam hall.
Searching at exam centers is mandatory
NTA has made it clear in its advisory that every candidate must be thoroughly searched at the exam centre. Metal detectors will be used for this. Whereas the girls will be searched at a closed place. Under no circumstances will the banned item be allowed inside the exam centre.
What do the rules say about taking off the undergarments?
There are no clear instructions in the manual as to how the search would be conducted. However, 4 teachers were suspended after a similar incident in 2017. Till the examination was conducted by CBSE, but even NTA has not changed the rules regarding dress code. Students are advised not to wear any clothing or innerwear that has metal hooks or buttons to avoid any inconvenience.
