NEET PG 2024 Controversy: SC to hear plea on answer key, result transparency today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a petition from NEET PG 2024 aspirants today, September 13, related to the transparency of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET-PG) results, as well as the clarity of the normalization process. Filed on September 7, the petition urges the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to disclose the response sheets, raw scores, pre-normalized scores, normalized results, and answer keys for NEET PG 2024 exam.

The NEET PG 2024 results, released by NBEMS on August 23, sparked concerns among students due to unexpectedly low ranks. Some candidates, after comparing their scores with unofficial answer keys, raised doubts about discrepancies in the ranking process. On September 4, aspirants submitted a formal request to NBEMS, urging them to release the official answer key and establish a grievance portal.

NEET PG 2024 Controversy: Petition filed by 19 aspirants

The petition, led by Ishika Jain, Kiran Kumar Patil, Tanmoy Deshmukh, and 16 other candidates, has been filed under diary number 41088/2024. Advocate Parul Shukla will represent the petitioners in court, presenting their case. Filed by 19 NEET-PG aspirants, the petition raises concerns about the normalization process, lack of transparency, discrepancies in results.

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Request to hold NEET PG 2024 counselling

Additionally, the aspirants have requested the Supreme Court to put a hold on the NEET PG 2024 counselling process until their concerns are addressed. They are also demanding a revaluation of the NEET PG 2024 scores and propose that the answer key, question papers, and re-checking process be fully transparent to ensure fairness, set standard for future NEET PG exams and alleviate concerns among students.

NEET PG 2024 SC Hearing: Demands of petitioners

Here are the key demands of the petitioners regarding the NEET PG 2024 case:

• Candidates request access to their individual response sheets, showing their answers to each NEET PG 2024 question.

• They demand that the NBE disclose both raw and pre-normalized scores, along with the final normalized scores.

• Petitioners call for publishing the question papers and answer keys for both exam shifts.

• They seek to hold the NEET-PG counselling process until their grievances are addressed and resolved.

• The petitioners are asking for a revaluation option for affected students.

• Looking ahead, they advocate for greater transparency in future exams, including the provision of question papers, answer keys, and revaluation options for fairness.

• Petitioners request any other relief or directions the court may find suitable given the situation.