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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday(July 8) a batch of pleas alleging paper leak and irregularities in the NEET-UG examination conducted on May 5, 2024.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a series of pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. As per the cause list for July 8 uploaded on the top court’s website, the pleas are listed before a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. NEET-UG examination, conducted by NTA, is the pathway for admissions into MBBS, BDS and AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
Earlier this month, the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) told the apex court that scrapping the exam would be “counterproductive” and “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates in the absence of any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality.
Speaking of the NTA NEET Result 2024 irregularities, various concerns have been raised in these pleas: some allege a paper leak, others demand the complete cancellation and re-conduct of the entrance exam, and some call for an investigation into the operations of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NTA and the Union Education Ministry have been the focus of media debates and protests by students and political parties due to allegations of widespread malpractices, including question paper leaks and impersonation, in the test conducted on May 5.
The Union education ministry and the NTA have filed separate affidavits in the apex court, opposing the pleas which have sought scrapping of the exam, a re-test and a court-monitored probe into the entire gamut of issues involved. Stay tuned to this LIVE Blog for all the latest updates on NEET UG.