The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order a re-test of NEET-UG 2024, stating that data on record is ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order a re-test of NEET-UG 2024, stating that data on record is not indicative of a “systemic leak” of the question paper.
“At the present stage, there is absence of materials on record to show results of the exam was vitiated or there was a systemic breach in the conduct of the exam,” Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who was heading the apex court bench also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said.
“Data on record is not indicative of a systemic leak of the question paper which would indicate a disruption of the sanctity of the exam. The cancellation of NEET is neither justified nor required on the basis of the materials available on record,” the CJI added.
The apex court said it realised that directing a fresh NEET-UG for the present year would be replete with serious consequences which will be for over 24 lakh students who appeared in this exam.
The court was also apprised that Union has formed a seven-member expert committee.
The Supreme Court said that data on record is not indicative of a “systemic leak” of the NEET-UG 2024 question paper.
The Supreme Court said that data on record is not indicative of a “systemic leak” of the NEET-UG 2024 question paper.
“The committee shall abide by the further directions as may be issued by this court to ensure that the process of conducting NEET UG exam is duly strengthened so that issues cited now does not arise in future,” the bench stated.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is carried out by the National Testing Agency for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
