The Supreme Court Today (June 18th) came down heavily on the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants, amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges.
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NEW DELHI: Amid rising concerns over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, the Supreme Court today issued a stern rebuke to the National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the exam nationwide for aspiring medical students.
The Supreme Court emphasized the importance of absolute diligence, stating,
“If there’s even 0.001% negligence, it should be dealt with.”
The vacation bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice SVN Bhatti made the remark while hearing a petition seeking cancellation of the NEET exam held in May this year.
The next hearing on this matter is scheduled for July 8.
The Supreme Court asked Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) not to treat petitions concerning NEET-UG 2024 as adversarial litigation and said that if a mistake has been made, it is better to acknowledge and rectify it.
Last week, the NTA informed the Supreme Court that the grace marks previously awarded to 1,563 candidates in the NEET-UG exam would be rescinded, offering these candidates the option to retake the exam on June 23.
The court was assured that the results of the re-test would be announced before June 30. If any of these candidates chose not to retake the exam, their original scores would be reinstated without the additional marks.
The results for the medical entrance examination, which saw 24 lakh students participate on May 5, were declared on June 4. Shortly after, allegations of an exam paper leak surfaced, with 67 students achieving a perfect score of 720/720.
Grace marks had been given to several students purportedly to compensate for lost time at the exam center.
Student organizations have voiced strong protests over various alleged NEET irregularities, including the distribution of incorrect question papers, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets being torn, and delays in distributing these sheets.
These allegations have led to widespread dissatisfaction and calls for greater accountability and transparency in the examination process.
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