The
Supreme Court has allowed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct a
re-test on June 23 for 1,563 candidates whose grace marks were cancelled
NEET UG
Result 2024: Grace Marks Cancelled for 1,563 Candidates, Re-Exam Scheduled for
June 23
The Supreme Court has allowed the National Testing Agency
(NTA) to conduct a re-test on June 23 for 1,563 candidates whose grace marks were
cancelled. These candidates can opt to appear for the re-exam, and their
original scorecards will be voided if they do. The Supreme Court made this
decision on Thursday after accepting the Centre's recommendation in response to
petitions challenging the awarding of grace marks during the NEET-UG 2024 exam on May 5.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep
Mehta heard from the Centre and NTA's
counsel, who confirmed that students given grace marks will have the option to
retake the exam. The court also confirmed that the counselling process for
admissions will proceed without delay.
For candidates who choose not to appear for the re-test,
their original scorecards, excluding the grace marks, will be considered valid.
The NTA assured the court that
re-test results will be announced by June 30 to allow the counselling process
to begin on July 6.
The court also addressed allegations of malpractices,
including question paper leaks, associated with the NEET-UG 2024 exam, which was conducted across 4,750 centres and
taken by approximately 24 lakh candidates. Despite the expected result
announcement on June 14, the results were released early on June 4 due to the
expedited evaluation process.
The issue of grace marks and alleged irregularities sparked
protests, with students demanding a re-exam. Notably, 67 students achieved a
perfect score of 720, an unprecedented outcome in the NTA's history, leading to further scrutiny and suspicions of
misconduct, especially as six top scorers were from a single centre in
Faridabad, Haryana.
The NTA conducts
the NEET-UG examination for admissions to various medical and
allied courses in government and private institutions across India.
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