June 13th 2024.
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has made it clear that they will not intervene in the admission counselling process for medical programs resulting from the NEET UG 2024 exam, despite allegations of paper leak and other irregularities. This decision was reiterated on Thursday during a hearing presided over by Justice Vikram Nath, who was informed that 1,563 candidates who were initially awarded compensatory marks due to loss of time, have now had their scorecards withdrawn and cancelled.
The counsel representing the National Testing Agency (NTA) stated that these candidates have the option to appear in a re-test scheduled for June 23. However, the counselling schedule announced earlier will remain unchanged as the results of the re-test will be declared by June 30. The NTA also confirmed that the actual marks obtained by these 1,563 candidates without normalisation will be emailed to them. If any of these candidates choose not to take the re-test, their results based on their actual marks will be considered final.
Considering all of this information, the apex court has decided to close the matter of granting grace marks in the NEET UG exam. However, the court has issued a notice to the NTA and other parties involved in a plea seeking the cancellation of the NEET exam held on May 5. This matter has been tagged with other pending petitions, and will be heard on July 8.
Numerous petitions have been filed before the apex court, requesting an expedited and thorough investigation into the alleged malpractices and fraud in the NEET exam. These petitions also seek a stay on the declaration of results until the investigations on paper leak are completed. Additionally, the NTA has been urged to recall the results of the May 5 exam and conduct a fresh exam after issuing a public notice.
The Supreme Court, while deciding to close the issue of grace marks, has taken note of these pleas and will be considering them along with the pending petitions. This decision aims to ensure a fair and transparent investigation into the alleged irregularities in the NEET exam, while also maintaining the integrity of the admission counselling process.
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