NEET 2024 Result
The Ministry of Education held a press conference today addressing the controversies of paper leak and the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2024.
Maintaining that the exam was conducted with brief integrity and fair procedure, NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh assured that there was no compromise in administering the medical entrance exam.
The education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates.
Answering a question on whether the NTA would conduct the NEET UG 2024 for the second time, the official responded, "A committee has been formed to analyse the issue of the irregularities. Nearly 23 lakh students appeared in the exam. Of these, only 1,600 candidates who took the exam in six centres have been affected with the controversy. We are still examining on whether to hold the exam again or not. A Grievance Redressal Committee will share the finding post which a decision will be taken."
The NTA denied any irregularities and said the changes made in the NCERT textbooks and grace marks for losing time at the examination centres were some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks.
"The four-member panel headed by a former UPSC chairman will submit its recommendations within a week and the results of these candidates might be revised," Mr Kumar said.
"Only one question was challenged this year, which is the least in the history of NEET exams. Revised marks of many students remained in the negative even after compensation of the results. This reflects that compensation of marks have not made any difference in the overall results," he added.
The NTA DG reiterated that the increase in cutoff reflects the competitive nature of the examination and the higher performance standards achieved by the candidates this year.
"The number of candidates who appeared in 2023 was 20,38,596 while the number of candidates who appeared in 2024 increased to 23,33,297. The increase in candidates naturally led to an increase in high scorers due to a larger pool of candidates," he said.
Explaining the rationale behind the awarding of grace marks, Singh said, the process has been completed using a formula devised and adopted by the Supreme Court in a 2018 judgement.
The results for the NEET UG 2024 have been marred by various controversies of paper leak and other anomalies. There have been a total of around 67 students who secured the AIR rank 1 this year.
NEET is conducted for students who want to seek admission to undergraduate courses in medical and dental colleges across India. The test was conducted on May 5, and the provisional answer key was released on May 29. The final answer key was released on June 4.
