New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday began hearing over 30 pleas related to the controversial NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking directions to conduct it again. .
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is also hearing a separate plea of over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates seeking a direction to restrain the Center and the Agency National Testing Unit (NTA) cancel the controversy. -mounted exam.
Lawyers representing a petitioner began the submissions by saying they were seeking cancellation of the exam on grounds such as paper leak, manipulation of OMR sheets, impersonation and cheating.
The Center and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET-UG, recently told the apex court through their affidavits that scrapping the exam would be "counterproductive" and would "seriously endanger" thousands of candidates. honest in the absence of any evidence of a large-scale breach of confidentiality.
The NTA and the Union Education Ministry have been at the center of media debates and protests by students and political parties over alleged large-scale malpractices ranging from question paper leaks to identity theft in the test held on May 5.
The NTA conducts the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for Undergraduate Degree (NEET-UG) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country. Allegations of irregularities, including document leaks, have sparked protests in several cities and clashes between rival political parties.
On June 13, the Center and the NTA told the court that they had canceled the grace marks given to 1,563 candidates.
They were given the option of retaking the exam or forgoing the compensatory grades awarded for the loss of time.
The NTA announced the revised ranking list on July 1 after releasing the results of the retest conducted on June 23.
A total of 67 students scored a perfect score of 720, unprecedented in the history of the NTA, with six from a center in Haryana making the list, raising suspicions about irregularities in the exam. It has been alleged that the grace marks contributed to the 67 students sharing the top position.
The number of candidates sharing the top rank in the NEET-UG was reduced from 67 to 61 when the NTA announced the revised results on July 1.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is also hearing a separate plea of over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates seeking a direction to restrain the Center and the Agency National Testing Unit (NTA) cancel the controversy. -mounted exam.
Lawyers representing a petitioner began the submissions by saying they were seeking cancellation of the exam on grounds such as paper leak, manipulation of OMR sheets, impersonation and cheating.
The Center and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET-UG, recently told the apex court through their affidavits that scrapping the exam would be "counterproductive" and would "seriously endanger" thousands of candidates. honest in the absence of any evidence of a large-scale breach of confidentiality.
The NTA and the Union Education Ministry have been at the center of media debates and protests by students and political parties over alleged large-scale malpractices ranging from question paper leaks to identity theft in the test held on May 5.
The NTA conducts the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for Undergraduate Degree (NEET-UG) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country. Allegations of irregularities, including document leaks, have sparked protests in several cities and clashes between rival political parties.
On June 13, the Center and the NTA told the court that they had canceled the grace marks given to 1,563 candidates.
They were given the option of retaking the exam or forgoing the compensatory grades awarded for the loss of time.
The NTA announced the revised ranking list on July 1 after releasing the results of the retest conducted on June 23.
A total of 67 students scored a perfect score of 720, unprecedented in the history of the NTA, with six from a center in Haryana making the list, raising suspicions about irregularities in the exam. It has been alleged that the grace marks contributed to the 67 students sharing the top position.
The number of candidates sharing the top rank in the NEET-UG was reduced from 67 to 61 when the NTA announced the revised results on July 1.
