NEET UG Row: 813 of 1,563 candidates awarded grace marks appeared for retest
NEET UG 2024 retest was conducted at seven centres following an order from the Supreme Court.
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NTA on Sunday debarred 17 candidates who had appeared for the exam on May 5 at centres in Bihar. (Representational/ PTI)Press Trust of India | June 24, 2024 | 12:26 PM IST
NEW DELHI: As many as 813 of the 1,563 candidates who were earlier awarded grace marks in NEET-UG appeared for a retest on Sunday, officials said. The NEET UG retest was conducted at seven centres following an order from the Supreme Court.
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The grace marks were awarded to make up for the loss of time at six centres where the examination started late on May 5. "At least 52 per cent -- 813 out of 1,563 candidates -- appeared for the retest on Sunday," a senior National Testing Agency (NTA) official said.
Amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, the NTA on Sunday debarred 17 candidates who had appeared for the exam on May 5 at centres in Bihar.
The agency had earlier debarred 63 candidates for adopting unfair means in the exam. On Saturday, 30 additional candidates from Gujarat's Godhara were also debarred.
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