NTA will release National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET UG final results within two days. Following this, NEET Revised result is expected to be released tomorrow, July 25.
In a significant development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lauded the recent ruling by the Supreme Court regarding the NEET-UG matter, emphasizing the triumph of truth. Additionally, Pradhan revealed that the National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to declare the final results of the medical entrance examination within the next two days. Affirming this announcement, Pradhan assured that the NTA would promptly disclose the NEET-UG results within 48 hours and adjust the exam’s merit list in compliance with the Supreme Court’s directives.
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The Supreme Court’s decision to reject pleas for the cancellation and re-test of the controversial 2024 NEET-UG exam has been pivotal. The court clarified that there was no substantial evidence to suggest any compromise in the examination’s integrity due to systemic breaches. The top court said, “There is no evidence on record to conclude that the exam was “vitiated” on account of “systemic breach” of its sanctity.”
The interim verdict, to be followed by a detailed and reasoned order, came as a shot in the arm for the embattled BJP-led NDA government and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which were facing strong criticism and protests, on streets and in Parliament, over alleged large-scale malpractices like question paper leak, fraud and impersonation in the prestigious test held on May 5.
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“‘Satyamev Jayate’. Truth has prevailed,” Pradhan stated during a press briefing, welcoming the court’s stance. The Education Minister also underscored a firm stance on exam irregularities, stating, “Anyone found involved in exam irregularities will face consequences. We have zero tolerance for breaches; maintaining the integrity of exams is paramount for us.”
“The apex court dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the 2024 NEET-UG, holding that there was no evidence on record to conclude that the sanctity of the exam has been violated. Today’s verdict on NEET-UG will put speculation to rest and provide relief to lakhs of hardworking and honest students,” Pradhan said.
SC’s dismisses plea seeking cancellation and re-test of NEET-UG 2024
The SC on Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of NEET-UG 2024 that ran into controversy with allegations of paper leak and irregularities. The court held that there was no evidence on record to conclude that the exam was “vitiated” on account of “systemic breach of its sanctity”.
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The SC told the NTA to declare re-calculated results based on the correct answer to the physics question on which IIT-Delhi has given its report.
The SC accepted the IIT-Delhi report and asked the NTA to accordingly “re-tally “the NEET-UG results on the basis that option no. 4 represents the only correct answer to the question. The confusion on the correct answer had made the NTA allot 4 marks to all candidates who ticked both options as the right answer, which resulted in 44 toppers.
“Initially, answer key by NTA showed second option to a question as the correct answer. However, after representations were taken into account, both option 2 and 4 was taken to be correct answers. However, IIT Delhi director leading a three-member committee has submitted a report stating option 4 was the correct one. The NTA will re-tally the results based on the correct answer as per IIT-Delhi report,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud stated.
