New Delhi, Below is the timeline of events in the NEET-UG 2024 case in which the Supreme Court on Monday observed that the sanctity of the exam is "violated" in view of the question paper leak:
* February 9, 2024: Public notification for NEET-UG 2024 issued by National Testing Agency (NTA) for online submission of application form.
* May 5: NEET-UG 2024 exam conducted at 4,750 centers in 571 cities, including 14 overseas cities.
* May 17: SC seeks responses from Center and NTA on declaration of allegations of irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 held on May 5.
* June 4: NEET-UG 2024 results declared, 67 candidates secured first rank.
* June 11: Observing that the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 has been affected, the SC sought responses from the Center and NTA on a plea seeking conduct of re-examination on the grounds of alleged leak of question papers and other misconduct. practices.
* June 13: Center tells SC that it has canceled grace marks given to 1,563 candidates who took NEET-UG exam for admission to MBBS and other similar courses. The Center says they will have the option of retaking the exam or forgoing the compensatory marks they were awarded for the loss of time.
* June 14: SC sought responses from the Center and NTA on a statement seeking a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in NEET-UG 2024.
* June 18: SC said even if there was "0.001 per cent negligence" on the part of anyone in conducting the NEET-UG 2024 exam, it should be addressed thoroughly.
* June 23: As many as 813 of the 1,563 candidates who earlier received grace marks in NEET-UG appeared for retest, officials said.
* July 1: The number of candidates sharing the first rank in the NEET-UG medical entrance test was reduced from 67 to 61 when the NTA announced the revised results.
* July 5: Completely scrapping the NEET-UG 2024 exam would "seriously endanger" thousands of honest candidates and would not be rational in the absence of evidence of large-scale breach of confidentiality, the Center told the SC.
* July 5: NTA tells SC that cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 would be hugely counterproductive and significantly detrimental to the public interest at large, especially the career prospects of those who passed it.
* February 9, 2024: Public notification for NEET-UG 2024 issued by National Testing Agency (NTA) for online submission of application form.
* May 5: NEET-UG 2024 exam conducted at 4,750 centers in 571 cities, including 14 overseas cities.
* May 17: SC seeks responses from Center and NTA on declaration of allegations of irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 held on May 5.
* June 4: NEET-UG 2024 results declared, 67 candidates secured first rank.
* June 11: Observing that the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 has been affected, the SC sought responses from the Center and NTA on a plea seeking conduct of re-examination on the grounds of alleged leak of question papers and other misconduct. practices.
* June 13: Center tells SC that it has canceled grace marks given to 1,563 candidates who took NEET-UG exam for admission to MBBS and other similar courses. The Center says they will have the option of retaking the exam or forgoing the compensatory marks they were awarded for the loss of time.
* June 14: SC sought responses from the Center and NTA on a statement seeking a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in NEET-UG 2024.
* June 18: SC said even if there was "0.001 per cent negligence" on the part of anyone in conducting the NEET-UG 2024 exam, it should be addressed thoroughly.
* June 23: As many as 813 of the 1,563 candidates who earlier received grace marks in NEET-UG appeared for retest, officials said.
* July 1: The number of candidates sharing the first rank in the NEET-UG medical entrance test was reduced from 67 to 61 when the NTA announced the revised results.
* July 5: Completely scrapping the NEET-UG 2024 exam would "seriously endanger" thousands of honest candidates and would not be rational in the absence of evidence of large-scale breach of confidentiality, the Center told the SC.
* July 5: NTA tells SC that cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 would be hugely counterproductive and significantly detrimental to the public interest at large, especially the career prospects of those who passed it.
