NEET UG 2024: Two more candidates move Supreme Court against re-exam

NEW DELHI: In the latest update concerning the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024, two candidates have approached the Supreme Court opposing re-examination, citing fairness and the impact on numerous students. According to live law, the applicants have stated that canceling the entire NEET exam taken by lakhs of students for the mischief of a few is unfair.

As per Live Law report, applicants Kritika Garg and Priyanjali Garg made the argument that students who have studied for years should not be subjected to the hardship of retaking the NEET test. They said that such a move would not only be "unfair" to the majority of students, but also cause hardship for their families.

According to Live Law, the application stated that the NEET UG test is one of the most difficult and should not be re-conducted just because certain claims have been made. The applicants, Meerut residents, asserted that they obtained 705 and 690 marks, respectively, exclusively on their own efforts and merits.

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The applicants said that allegations of malpractice should not overshadow the legitimate efforts of the majority of students. They expressed apprehension that certain entities, particularly coaching centers, might benefit financially from the re-examination by offering additional crash courses or test series.

As per Live Law report, the application read, “That it is nobody's allegations that all the students who have secured good marks have obtained them by unscrupulous and unfair means, penalising the students with good marks obtained through sheer hard work and merit will cause a great deal of trauma and stress and the re-exercise ought not to have been allowed.”

Dismissing higher cut-off as justification

“That merely because the Cut Off has gone higher in the NEET UG examination, the same cannot be ground to challenge the entire examination.,” the application added.