GUJRAT: Over 50 successful NEET-UG candidates from Gujarat, including top rankers, have approached the Supreme Court to prevent the cancellation of the controversial exam. They have requested the Court to instruct the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) not to cancel the exam held on May 5 this year. The students also urged the Court to direct the Union Education Ministry to investigate and take strict action against those involved in malpractice, such as paper leaks and impersonation.
The plea, filed by 56 students, comes just days before a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is set to hear 26 petitions calling for a re-test and an investigation into the alleged misconduct during the exam.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is organized by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and related courses in government and private institutions nationwide. The 2024 NEET-UG exam took place at 4,750 centers, with around 24 lakh candidates participating.
Allegations of irregularities, including paper leaks, have sparked protests in several cities and political disputes. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions requesting the exam's cancellation, a re-test, and a high-level investigation on July 8.
The plea by Siddharth Komal Singla and 55 other students, filed through lawyer Devendra Singh, stated, "The Hon'ble court may further direct the respondents (Centre and the NTA) not to re-conduct NEET-UG ... as that would not only be unreasonable and harsh for the honest and hardworking students but also would lead to the infringement of the Right to Education and therefore violative of Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution."
The petition also seeks a directive for the Centre and the NTA to identify and penalize those who used unfair means and to take appropriate action against centers where established guidelines for NEET-UG 2024 were compromised.
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