THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, August 2: The Supreme Court clarified on Friday that it chose not to invalidate the NEET-UG 2024 examination, despite the controversy and concerns over a potential paper leak as it found there was no systematic breach of its sanctity as well as there was no evidence of a widespread breach compromising the exam’s integrity.
In its comprehensive reasoning for the order delivered on July 23, the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra stated that the National Testing Agency (NTA) needs to cease its inconsistent actions or “flip-flops” observed this year, as they are not in the best interest of the students.
“These flip-flops in the NTA do not serve the interest of the students,” the CJI said.
Bench issues directives for Centre-appointed panel
The bench gave several directives and widened the responsibilities of the Centre-appointed panel, chaired by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, to review the National Testing Agency’s operations and propose examination reforms.
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The bench mentioned that, due to the broader mandate given to the panel, it will provide its report by September 30, detailing proposed measures to fix shortcomings in the examination system.
The bench advised that the Radhakrishnan panel should develop standard operating procedures for incorporating technological advancements to enhance the examination system.
It stated that the Centre should address and resolve the issues that have emerged during the NEET-UG examination.
SC denied re-exam on July 23
On July 23, the Supreme Court ruled that there will be no re-examination of NEET-UG. It noted that conducting a re-test would impact the students.
In delivering the judgment, Chief Justice Chandrachud stated that the court reviewed data provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and a report from IIT Madras, which indicated that there was no large-scale paper leak.
The Chief Justice noted that there is currently no evidence suggesting that the exam results are invalid or that there has been a systemic breach of the exam’s integrity.
