Kerala Students Union protests, demands probe into NEET-UG exam results
Jun 15, 2024
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 15 : Members of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) staged a protest on Saturday, urging authorities to investigate the alleged irregularities surrounding the NEET-UG exam.
The protest follows widespread concerns over reported paper leaks and the allocation of grace marks during the May 5 exam, which was administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) across 4,750 examination centres for approximately 24 lakh students.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan expressed confidence in the process, stating that the responsible people will take the necessary action over the NEET exam issue.
"I am 100 per cent sure that if anything wrong has happened, the responsible people will take the necessary action and will make sure that this does not repeat in the future," Khan said while addressing media in Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, the NTA told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the scorecards of 1563 candidates who got "grace marks" in the NEET-UG exam will be cancelled and the candidates will have a chance to reappear for the exam on June 23 and the results will be declared before June 30.
The NTA told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that a committee has been constituted to review the results of over 1,563 candidates who were awarded "grace marks" to compensate for the loss of time suffered while appearing for NEET-UG.
"The Committee has decided to cancel the scorecards of 1563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were given grace marks and these students will be given the option to take a re-test," NTA said.
"The exam will be conducted on June 23 and the results will be declared before June 30," it added.
The Apex Court reiterated that it will not continue the counselling of NEET-UG, 2024."Counselling will go on and we will not stop it. If the exam goes, then everything goes in totality, so there is nothing to fear," said the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will hear the petitions on July 8.
Several petitions were filed in the apex court seeking direction to recall NEET-UG 2024 results and to conduct the examination afresh, alleging paper leakage and malpractices in the test held on May 5.
The NEET-UG examination, conducted by the NTA, paves the way for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
