"Re-Exam Only On Concrete Footing": Supreme Court On NEET-UG Row

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, which was held on May 5. The Supreme Court has said the re-examination can only be done on a concrete footing that sanctity has been lost on a large scale.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwla and Manoj Misra commenced the crucial hearing, saying that it has "social ramifications". It also asked petitioners to show the paper leak was "systemic" and affected the entire examination, warranting cancellation.

The bench is hearing more than 40 petitions, including those filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA), seeking the transfer of cases pending against it in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the Supreme Court to avoid multiplicity of litigations.

Here are the live updates on NEET-UG Supreme Court hearing:

Jul 18, 2024 13:40 (IST)

"NEET-UG Re-Test Only If Sanctity Lost On Large Scale": Supreme Court
The 2024 NEET-UG - for entrance to undergraduate medical courses - can only be conducted again if the "sanctity" of the test held on May 5 was "lost on a large scale" as a result of leaked questions the Supreme Court said today.

Jul 18, 2024 12:43 (IST)

Supreme Court Hearing On NEET-UG 2024
The Supreme Court is currently hearing both sides on the number of NEET-UG candidates ranked in top 100 from each state.

"First 100 rankers are spread across 95 centres located in 56 cities within 18 States/UTs," the Centre told the top court.

More than 23.33 lakh students had taken the test on May 5 across 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 overseas.