On June 22, the Supreme Court refused to defer the counselling date, which is scheduled to begin on July 6, for the NEET-UG 2024 examination, noting that it is not an “open and shut” process. This decision came after hearing a batch of pleas.Last Thursday, the top court stayed the proceedings on the batch of pleas filed before various State High Courts on the same issue, after hearing the plea filed by the NTA and issued notice on the agency’s plea concerning this year’s NEET exam.All the pleas have been tagged along with the pending pleas for further hearing on July 8, when the SC reopens after almost 45 days of summer vacation.There are more than 50 petitions, including a fresh petition by a group of 20 students who appeared in the medical entrance exam, in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to scrap the NEET-UG 2024 exam and an apex court-monitored probe by the CBI or any other independent agency into the alleged irregularities in the test held on May 5.Recently, the NTA informed the apex court that the scorecards of 1,563 candidates who “received grace marks” in the NEET-UG 2024 would be cancelled, and the students would have the option to reappear for the exam.The NTA further elaborated to the apex court that a committee has been constituted to review the results of these 1,563 candidates who were awarded “grace marks” to compensate for the loss of time experienced during the exam.It is to be noted that the NEET-UG examination, conducted by the NTA, is the process for admission into MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
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