NTA NEET UG 2024 Supreme Court Hearing: The Supreme Court today commenced hearing on a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam, NEET-UG 2024. Meanwhile, IIT-Delhi's report stated option 4 is the correct answer for the physics question. NEET UG 2024 SC Hearing: The Supreme Court on July 23 dismissed the plea demanding cancellation and re-test of NEET UG 2024 exam. CJI said there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question paper and other malpractices. Education Minister, meanwhile, has asked NTA to issue a revised merit list, a move that will affect 44 exam toppers who may see their ranks slip by at least 88 position. The Central Bureau of Investigation Tuesday confirmed before the Supreme Court that the paper leak in the NEET-UG case had occurred in Hazaribagh centre. An officer from the CBI told that some gadgets of the involved gang were burnt, and a few others were recovered yesterday, which will now be investigated.
Further, the CJI on Tuesday said that they have received the IIT Delhi report led by director Prof Banerjee and it says option 4 is the correct answer. He further added that the Court accepts IIT Delhi report and accordingly NTA shall re-tally the NEET UG result on the basis that option 4.
Catch LIVE Updates on NEET UG Supreme Court hearing in Hindi Another plea from Madhya Pradesh demanded exemption from re-test, if SC orders, for tribals and rural students. Senior advocate Hooda told the top court that the paper leak took place through WhatsApp so it was impossible that it was confined only to Patna in Bihar. “Solvers were taken from Rajasthan. Dissemination was through WhatsApp. It is not possible that the leak is confined to Patna,” he said. He further said that if the apex court is “not considering re-NEET, at least qualified people should be asked to re-take the exam, which will be about 13 lakh people.” The bench comprising Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing nearly 40 pleas related to the alleged irregularities on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024.
