Plea in SC seeks cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 exam | Morung Express

New Delhi: Students from various organizations protest against irregularities in the NEET-UG exam in front of the Ministry of Education, New Delhi on Monday, June 10, 2024. (IANS/Anupam Gautam)

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exam.

The plea seeks directions for constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the “malpractices and frauds involved” in the NEET exam conducted on May 5 and a stay in counseling till the investigations into the paper leak are completed.

The PIL filed by two members of an organization working for the welfare and benefit of students states that the news of leaked NEET exam papers was deeply shaken as many meritorious students lost the opportunity to become future doctors.

“The petitioners file the present petition with the sole aim of providing justice to the aggrieved students who, with the support of their respective family members, have devoted all their hard-earned time, money and energy, as well as their hard work and dedication. dedication to preparation. for the NEET 2024 exam and were denied a level playing field,” he said.

The plea adds that some students scored 718 and 719 marks which is not statically possible and the entire examination exercise is without any justification and the same is arbitrary and done with the bad faith intention to grant entry to students through a back door.

Further, he said 67 students scored 720 out of 720 marks, among which eight students were from the same examination center, raising serious doubts over the examination conducted by the NTA.

Recently, the apex court refused to stay the declaration of NEET-UG exam result but issued a notice to the NTA and others in a similar matter.