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NEET UG 2024 hearing in Supreme Court :On Thursday, the Supreme Court held an important hearing on the matter of alleged paper leak and other irregularities during the medical entrance examination (NEET UG). After which the court has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to upload the results of all the students who took the NEET UG exam on its website according to their city and center by 12 noon on Saturday. But during this time the identity of the students should not be revealed.
Hearing on the date of counseling on Monday
The Supreme Court has also ordered a hearing on Monday regarding the date of counseling. Earlier, despite the ongoing controversy over the NEET exam, the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) had issued a notice on July 16 directing medical colleges to upload the details of their seats on the official portal (mcc.nic.in). During the hearing, the Supreme Court said that any order to re-conduct the NEET-UG 2024 exam should be on the solid basis that the sanctity of the entire medical entrance exam has been affected.
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Lawyer’s response to NTA’s argument
According to Live Law, the petitioner’s lawyer told the Supreme Court that the NTA has argued that the reason for students scoring higher marks in the NEET exam this time is the reduction in the syllabus. However, the truth is that some parts of the syllabus have been removed, while some have been added. The lawyer said, “They are not talking about increasing the syllabus. I can show you that increased part.”
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Does anyone pay Rs 75,000 for 45 minutes: CJI
The bench further raised questions about the leaking of NEET question papers. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Chandrachud said, “Nobody’s intention in doing this was to defame the NEET exam. They were doing it for money. So whoever is making money from this will not broadcast it on a large scale.” He added: “Does anyone pay Rs 75,000 for 45 minutes?”
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How many of those who changed centres were in the top 1.08 lakh: CJI
The Supreme Court further discussed two possibilities related to the NEET paper leak. CJI Chandrachud said, “One possibility is that the paper was leaked before it reached the lockers of the banks. This means that it happened before May 3. The second possibility is that the paper was leaked when it was being taken out of the banks and sent to the centers.” While hearing on the increase in marks and the alleged paper leak, the Supreme Court has also asked the NTA to tell how many of the students who changed the examination center were able to make it to the top 1.08 lakh and is there any trend in favor of those who registered on 9 and 10 April?
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Re-examination should be based on solid evidence: CJI
According to Live Law, the CJI told the petitioners: “You have to show us that the leak happened on such a large scale that it affected the entire exam and the entire exam should be cancelled. The re-examination should be done on the basis of strong evidence that the sanctity of the entire exam has been affected. The Supreme Court judges also said that the CBI investigation is ongoing. According to PTI, the judge said that if what the agency has told comes out in the open, it will affect the investigation and people will become wiser. Meanwhile, the CBI has questioned three students of AIIMS Patna in the NEET UG paper leak case. However, according to PTI, more information about the students who are being questioned is not yet available. About 40 petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court on the issue of NEET. The matter will be heard again in the Supreme Court on Monday.
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