The Supreme Court has condemned that “Even if there is 0.001% error in NEET examination, the Union Government should accept it”.
NTA (National Testing Agency) annually conducts entrance examination (NEET) for junior medical courses including MPBS, BDS. Accordingly, the NEET exam for the current year was held on May 5. The results were released on June 4. 13 lakh 16 thousand 268 students had passed this exam which was written by 24 lakh students. It was reported that 56.41% students have passed and this is 0.2% higher than last year.
At the same time, there have been many complaints about various irregularities in the NEET examination. It was reported that a total of 67 students across the country have secured 700 out of 700 marks. As there have already been reports of question paper leaks, this has led to various doubts. Moreover, the fact that 6 students with consecutive marks who took the exam in the same examination hall stood first added to the doubt.
In this situation, a case was filed in the Supreme Court against these irregularities. The case was heard jointly by Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah. During the investigation, they said that there should not be even 0.001% negligence in the NEET entrance examination and if such negligence is found, it should be rectified immediately. They also ordered that the National Examinations Agency and the Central Government, which conducts the NEET examination, should respond regarding the question paper leak and irregularities.
Speaking further, the judges advised the NDA not to treat NEET candidates as your clients and not be hostile to them, as this is not a conflict between the students and the National Examinations Agency. They also said that even if there is 0.001% error in NEET exam, the Union government should accept it. The court did not give any opportunity to the National Examinations Agency in today’s hearing, and the main plea in this case is scheduled to be heard on July 8, and postponed the retrial to that date.
