On Monday, the bench faced a piquant situation over a physics question during the day-long arguments.It was argued that the question had two correct answers and a set of examinees, who gave one particular answer out of the two correct ones, were awarded four marks.Some lawyers also said there were three sets of aspirants, and one set got minus five for the correct answer, the second secured four marks for another correct answer, and the third group comprised those who skipped it for either want of knowledge or due to the fear of getting negative marks.This would have a significant impact on the merit list of successful candidates, a bench was was told.The contention led to the court asking the IIT-D director to constitute a team of three subject experts.PTI also sought the response of Delhi University Associate Professor and IIT, Madras Alumuni Naveen Gaur on the controversial question.Professor Gaur, who teaches at Dayal Singh College, said option four is the only correct answer.More than 23.33 lakh students had taken the test on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 overseas.The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
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