The NBE conducted the NEET-PG exam on August 11 and the results were announced on August 23.
According to the list of cases published on the apex court website, a bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, will resume hearing of the matter on September 20.
Last week, the Court, also made up of Judges J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Miara, agreed to examine the issues raised in the petition and directed the petitioner to furnish a copy of the statement to the NBE, besides notifying the standing counsel.
The plea said that there was a clear lack of transparency in the conduct of the exam as none of the documents allowed students to verify their performance, adding that neither the questionnaire, nor the answer sheet completed by the candidates, nor a key of answers were provided to the students, and a score card was simply provided.
The petition, filed through advocate Parul Shukla, highlighted that unlike previous years where the candidate used to receive his total score along with the number of questions attempted correctly and the number of questions attempted incorrectly, the results released on August 23 did not They provided the total. candidate's score.
"The method/manner in which the respondents (authorities) conduct the examination under NEET PG 2024 is manifestly arbitrary and is against the principles of transparency and fairness in state action enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of India," he added.
The statement said NEET-PG had never been conducted in two sittings before and had always been a single sitting, single day examination to ensure uniform examination standard and fairness of the national examination.
It highlighted a "serious glaring defect in the conduct of the examination", which requires redress to achieve a clean, transparent and effective examination system that provides the best candidates.
"NEET-PG being a multidisciplinary exam in which one's rank also determines one's ability to opt for the course and field of one's choice, any slight variation in marks would prevent several candidates from specializing in their field of interest," he added.
In August this year, the top court had refused to consider a plea seeking directions to reschedule the NEET-PG 2024 exam.
A bench headed by CJI Chandrachud commented that the examination in which two lakh students will appear cannot be stopped at the instance of four petitioners.
Dismissing the petition, the high court said, "We will not reschedule or pass any order. There are 2 lakh students and nearly 4 lakh parents who would cry if we touch this matter. At the behest of four-five petitioners, we cannot jeopardize the careers of two lakh students. We will not do it.”
The petition sought postponement of the exam alleging that the candidates have been allotted cities which are very difficult for them to reach and are unaware of the normalization formula. He also sought details and disclosure of the formula for standardization of the four sets of questionnaires to eliminate any possibility of arbitrariness in the process.
According to the list of cases published on the apex court website, a bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, will resume hearing of the matter on September 20.
Last week, the Court, also made up of Judges J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Miara, agreed to examine the issues raised in the petition and directed the petitioner to furnish a copy of the statement to the NBE, besides notifying the standing counsel.
The plea said that there was a clear lack of transparency in the conduct of the exam as none of the documents allowed students to verify their performance, adding that neither the questionnaire, nor the answer sheet completed by the candidates, nor a key of answers were provided to the students, and a score card was simply provided.
The petition, filed through advocate Parul Shukla, highlighted that unlike previous years where the candidate used to receive his total score along with the number of questions attempted correctly and the number of questions attempted incorrectly, the results released on August 23 did not They provided the total. candidate's score.
"The method/manner in which the respondents (authorities) conduct the examination under NEET PG 2024 is manifestly arbitrary and is against the principles of transparency and fairness in state action enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of India," he added.
The statement said NEET-PG had never been conducted in two sittings before and had always been a single sitting, single day examination to ensure uniform examination standard and fairness of the national examination.
It highlighted a "serious glaring defect in the conduct of the examination", which requires redress to achieve a clean, transparent and effective examination system that provides the best candidates.
"NEET-PG being a multidisciplinary exam in which one's rank also determines one's ability to opt for the course and field of one's choice, any slight variation in marks would prevent several candidates from specializing in their field of interest," he added.
In August this year, the top court had refused to consider a plea seeking directions to reschedule the NEET-PG 2024 exam.
A bench headed by CJI Chandrachud commented that the examination in which two lakh students will appear cannot be stopped at the instance of four petitioners.
Dismissing the petition, the high court said, "We will not reschedule or pass any order. There are 2 lakh students and nearly 4 lakh parents who would cry if we touch this matter. At the behest of four-five petitioners, we cannot jeopardize the careers of two lakh students. We will not do it.”
The petition sought postponement of the exam alleging that the candidates have been allotted cities which are very difficult for them to reach and are unaware of the normalization formula. He also sought details and disclosure of the formula for standardization of the four sets of questionnaires to eliminate any possibility of arbitrariness in the process.
