NEET-UG Exam Row: The petitions want the medical entrance exam to be reconducted
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, which was held on May 5. The Supreme Court has said the re-examination can only be done on a concrete footing that sanctity has been lost on a large scale.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwla and Manoj Misra commenced the crucial hearing, saying that it has “social ramifications”. It also asked petitioners to show the paper leak was “systemic” and affected the entire examination, warranting cancellation.
The bench is hearing more than 40 petitions, including those filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA), seeking the transfer of cases pending against it in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the Supreme Court to avoid multiplicity of litigations.
Here are the live updates on NEET-UG Supreme Court hearing:
The advocates appearing for the petitioners said the increase in the number of candidates in the 550-720 range is five-fold compared to previous years, calling it a “red flag”.
The Supreme Court has now resumed the NEET-UG 2024 hearing after lunch.
The Supreme Court to resume the NEET-UG 2024 hearing after lunch.
“After all these mental exercises, you also need lunch,” Chief Justice DY Chandrachud quipped.
The Supreme Court has asked the NTA how many students utilised the window for corrections before the NEET-UG 2024.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing both sides on the number of NEET-UG candidates ranked in top 100 from each state.
More than 23.33 lakh students had taken the test on May 5 across 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 overseas.
On the issue of the ongoing probe in the alleged leak of NEET-UG 2024, the Supreme Court has said, “The CBI probe is on. If what the CBI has told us is revealed, it will affect the investigation and people will become wise.”
Supreme Court Hearing On NEET-UG Paper Leak Case
During the hearing in Supreme Court, the Centre has cited the data analytics of the results of NEET-UG 2024 conducted by IIT-Madras, which found there was neither any indication of “mass malpractice” nor a localised set of candidates benefiting from it and scoring abnormally high marks.
The NEET-UG re-examination can only be done on a concrete footing that sanctity has been lost on a large scale, the Supreme Court said.
Supreme Court Hears NEET-UG Paper Leak Petitions
The Supreme Court has asked petitioners to show paper leak was systemic and affected entire examination, warranting cancellation.
Supreme Court Hears NEET-UG Paper Leak Case, Says It Has “Social Ramifications”
The Supreme Court is currently hearing on pleas related to controversy-ridden NEET-UG and said it has ‘social ramifications’.
