New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today pronounce its judgment containing reasons for not canceling the 2024 NEET-UG. A bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, along with Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, delivered an interim verdict on NEET exam on a batch of petitions seeking a re-test of NEET-UG 2024 held last month to preserve the exam’s sanctity following the allegations of paper leaks.

Initially attributed to grace marks due to a faulty question and logistical issues, subsequent investigations by Police uncovered a different aspect: the exam paper had been leaked to select candidates a day before the exam.

The controversy erupted after an unusually high number of students scored a perfect 720 in the NEET-UG exam. Red flags were raised over the number – 67 – of perfect scores, including a coaching centre in Haryana’s Bahadurgarh that produced six on its own.

After hearing all sides, the court on July 23 ruled that there will be no re-test for the NEET exam as there is no data to suggest a “systemic breach” or the “sanctity” of the examination. The court had said that it was mindful that directing a fresh exam would be replete with serious consequences for over 2 million students who had appeared for the exam on May 5.

Over 23 lakh students appeared for NEET-UG 2024, vying for admission to prestigious courses like MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH. The exam, held on May 5, became controversial due to reported large-scale malpractices. The NTA and the NDA government faced severe backlash, with protests erupting both on the streets and in Parliament.

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