Live updates on the NEET UG 2024 hearing in the Supreme Court have commenced. The court is currently addressing three petitions regarding the controversial medical entrance test for admission to MBBS, BDS, and other courses.
One of the petitions has been filed by Alakh Pandey, the chief executive of EdTech firm ‘Physics Wallah’. The petition raises concerns about the alleged random allocation of grace marks by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to more than 1,500 candidates. Alakh Pandey has requested the apex court to establish an expert panel under its supervision to investigate the examination process and results of NEET (UG) 2024.
This year, a total of 67 students achieved a perfect score of 720. The city of Faridabad in Haryana gained attention due to suspicions of irregularities, as six candidates from a single center appeared in the list of those who scored a perfect 720.
NEET UG 2024 Hearing Live: ‘1,563 students to re-appear for exam,’ Centre tells SC
The Supreme Court has been informed by the Centre that a resolution has been made to invalidate the scorecards of 1563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were awarded grace marks. The Centre further states that these 1563 students will have the opportunity to participate in a re-test, as per LiveLaw. The students will receive notification of their original scores (excluding grace marks) and will have the choice to take part in a re-exam. For those students who opt not to take the re-exam, their results will be determined based on the May 5th examination.
NEET UG 2024 Hearing Live: ‘Re-exam for 1,563 candidates on June 23; result before June 30,’ NTA tells SC
The Government/NTA has informed the Supreme Court that a committee has been established to reassess the outcomes of more than 1,563 candidates who were granted ‘grace marks’ to make up for the time lost during the NEET-UG examination. The Committee has resolved to invalidate the scorecards of the 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who received grace marks, and these individuals will have the opportunity to participate in a re-test, as per the information provided to the SC. The examinations are scheduled to take place on June 23, with the results set to be announced prior to June 30, as per the NTA’s communication to the SC.