![[NEET-UG Paper Leak] "Re-Test to Be Ordered if Guilty Candidates Cannot be Identified": Supreme Court](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-2024-07-18T133722.806.png?fit=820%2C342&ssl=1)
Today, On 18th July, In response to the NEET-UG results controversy, the Supreme Court stated that it would order a retest if guilt cannot be distinctly determined. The court emphasized the necessity of maintaining the examination’s integrity.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court observed that it will mandate a re-examination for the NEET-UG if it is demonstrated that the individuals responsible for alleged irregularities cannot be separated from the entire rank list.
A bench, including Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, began hearing matters related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test undergraduate results on Thursday.
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The bench, considering petitions for a retest, remarked that the entire examination could be annulled if the petitioners successfully show that the examination process compromised.
The petitioners contended that the IIT-Madras analysis of the NEET-UG results flawed as it assessed the results of over 23 lakh candidates instead of focusing on the 1.08 lakh candidates who would secure seats for medical education.
Advocate Narender Hooda argued,
“Inflation of marks is admitted, the leak is admitted. The curve is no indication that there is no abnormality. Because the data is too large, which cannot be caught. Granular variations can’t be seen with this large data of 23 lakh candidates,”
Chief Justice Chandrachud also remarked that it would not be prudent to disclose details of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) ongoing probe at this stage, as it could compromise the investigation.
He stated,
“The CBI probe is on. If what the CBI has told us is revealed, it will affect the investigation and people will become wise.”
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is an entrance exam for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other related courses in both government and private institutions across India. Allegations of irregularities, including paper leaks, have sparked protests in several cities and intensified political disputes.
A notable point of concern is that 67 students scored a perfect 720, an unprecedented occurrence in the NTA‘s history. Suspicion arose particularly because six of these top scorers from a single center in Haryana, leading to allegations of examination irregularities. It has been suggested that grace marks might have contributed to these 67 students achieving the top rank.
The ongoing scrutiny and legal proceedings highlight the critical need to ensure the integrity and fairness of the NEET-UG examination process to maintain trust in the educational assessment system.
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