NEET 2024 Supreme Court Hearing Highlights: More Facts Needed Before Re-NEET, Says SC; Next Hearing On July 11

The Supreme Court if India has stated that it needs more facts before it orders the re-examination for NEET UG candidates. CBI and NTA have been asked to submit their reports by 5 PM on Wednesday. Next hearing in the case has been set for Thursday - July 11.

Read here to know what the Supreme Court said regarding the NEET UG Exam controversy

The NEET Exam, also known as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, was conducted by the National Testing Agency on May 5, 2024. A total of 24 lakh students appeared for the undergraduate medical entrance exam.

The Supreme Court of India will be hearing the various pleas filed regarding the irregularities during the NEET UG Exam 2024 conducted on May 5 by the National Testing Agency. The pleas are expected to list the various irregularities, paper leak allegations and uproar over the results

The counseling process for the NEET UG candidates has been postponed until further notice. As per a hearing in the Supreme Court last month, the counseling process was scheduld to begin on July 6. However, MCC is expected to release the schedule for the counseling process once the hearing in the Supreme Court is concluded.

NTA conducted a re-exam for the NEET UG 2024 exam after it told the Supreme Court it will be cancelling the result of 1,563 students who received grace marks. Around 800 students appeared for the re-exam held on June 23. The result for the same was declared on late June 30

The matter will be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is yet to notify of the counselling schedule of NEET UG and PG courses for the year 2024. However, MCC is expected to release the schedule soon, likely after the case in the Supreme Court concludes.

Amid the ongoing row regarding NTA examinations – NEET UG and UGC NET – other exams such as the CSIR NET and the NEET PG 2024 exams were postponed. NEET PG 2024 was postponed 12 hours before the day of the exam. However, NBE has released the new date of the NEET PG exam and is set to be held on August 11.

The NEET UG 2024 exam held on May 5 was conducted by the National Testing Agency. Since the day of the exam, the NEET exam was been caught up in a series of controversies such as alleged paper leaks.

Following the declaration of the NEET UG results, a major uproar regarding the results surfaced after it was announced that 67 students had topped the exam, NEET UG 2023 had a total of two topppers.

Afterwards, it was announced that NTA had awarded grace marks to students who had suffered loss of time at their exam centres on May 5.

On June 11, a plea in the Supreme Court called for the exam to be re-conducted. Upon hearing the petition, the top court stated that the sanctity of the NEET UG exam had been compromised and called on responses from the Central Government and NTA.

However, after major protests and backlash, NTA told the Supreme Court that it will be cancelling the grace marks of 1,563 students and offer them re-exam.

Various pleas have been filed with the top court regarding the irregularities as well as a request to conduct a re-examination for all 24 lakh students who appeared for the undergraduate medical entrance exam. All other pleas related to the irregularities during the medical entrance exam were will also be heard today by the Supreme Court.

For this year's NEET UG exam, a total of 24 lakh students appeared across India and abroad for the undergraduate medical entrance exam.

A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, will hear the pleas filed regarding the NEET UG 2024 exam. As per reports, the top court will review around 38 petitions related to the exam.

With the Supreme Court set to hear the pleas regarding the NEET UG 2024 exam, the Medical Counselling Committee has delayed the release of the counselling schedule for NEET UG 2024 candidates.

The counselling dates are expected to be declared once the hearing on NEET UG exam row has concluded.

The Supreme Court will be hearing the pleas regarding the irregularities and row over the NEET UG 2024 exam today. The matter will be heard by a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra at 10:30 AM

• Initially expected on June 14, the results for NEET-UG 2024 were announced on June 4 due to early completion of the answer sheet evaluation.

• A total of 67 students had scored a perfect 720, unprecedented in the NTA's history, with six from a Haryana centre figuring in the list, raising suspicions about irregularities in the examination. It has been alleged that grace marks contributed to the 67 students sharing the top rank.

• The number of candidates sharing the top rank in the NEET-UG reduced to 61 from 67 as the NTA announced the revised results on July 1.

• Allegations of irregularities, including paper leaks, triggered protests in several cities and sparring between rival political parties.

• The Centre and the NTA on June 13 told the court that they had cancelled the grace marks awarded to 1,563 candidates.

• They were given the option to either take a re-test or forgo the compensatory marks awarded for loss of time.

• The NTA announced the revised rank list on July 1 after issuing the results of the re-test held on June 23.

During the summer vacation of the Supreme Court, vacation benches of the top court heard urgent pleas regarding the NEET UG exam row. Here are some of the key developments during these hearings -

NTA cancels the grace marks and results of 1,500 students. Students were given an option to appear for a re-test and get fresh results or keep the same results but with the grace marks omitted.

Top court calls on Centre and NTA for answers as the "sanctity" of the NEET UG exam has been impacted.

SC refuses to stay the counselling process for NEET UG candidates. However, MCC is yet to release the detailed admission schedule for students,

The Suprmee Court of India will be hearing the pleas regarding the irregularities in the NEET UG exam today at 10:30 AM. A bench comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter today.

The Supreme Court is expected to hear nearly 40 petitions today regarding the irregularities and re-exam of the NEET UG 2024. Amid these please, the Centre and National Testing Agency have filed affidavits opposing the demand to cancel the exam.

As per Centre, the instances of alleged malpractices are "isolated" and "do not warrant the scrapping of the entire exam jeopardising the future of lakhs of honest students".

The Supreme Court hearing for the NEET UG exam is set to begin shortly. As per reports, the hearing is set to begin at 10:30 AM.

The CBI has taken over the investigation of cases of alleged malpractices in NEET-UG 2024 Exam. The cases, which were being investigated by Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar Police, were handed over to the CBI last month.

CBI has arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh and sought a 4-day remand of four of the five persons arrested by Gujarat police in relation to the paper leak. Furthermore, the CBI also arrested two people in Patna.

The pleas regarding the irregularities and request for re-exam of the NEET UG exam have been listed before the bench. As per Live Law, the NEET case has been listed as iteam number 31.

The pleas will be heard by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra after 10:30 AM.

A 3-judge compising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the petitions related to NEET-UG 2024 shortly.

The Central government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) have filed affidavits before the Court opposing the demand to cancel the exam. They have told the Supreme Court that the instances of alleged malpractices are isolated and do not warrant the scrapping of the entire exam jeopardising the future of lakhs of honest students.

The petitioners have sought a retest contending that the paper leak was widespread affecting the sanctity of the exam.

The Supreme Court has convened. According to Live Law, a counsel mentioned a petition filed by 56 students from Gujarat opposing the pleas to re-conduct the NEET-UG exam.

CJI asked the counsel to mention the matter when the other NEET-UG matters are taken up.

Various petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court regarding the irregularities in the NEET UG exam held on May 5. Among the 38 petitions, few have been filed for a re-exam of the NEET exam.

However, the Centre and NTA are opposing the re-examination as it would not be fair to the honest candidates who appeared for the entrance exam earlier this year.

The Supreme Court is expected the NEET UG hearing shortly.

NTA conducted the NEET UG 2024 exam on May 5. Since the day of the exam, the NEET exam was been caught up in a series of controversies such as alleged paper leaks.

Following the declaration of the NEET UG results, a major uproar regarding the results surfaced after it was announced that 67 students had topped the exam, NEET UG 2023 had a total of two topppers.

Afterwards, it was announced that NTA had awarded grace marks to students who had suffered loss of time at their exam centres on May 5.

On June 11, a plea in the Supreme Court called for the exam to be re-conducted. Upon hearing the petition, the top court stated that the sanctity of the NEET UG exam had been compromised and called on responses from the Central Government and NTA.

However, after major protests and backlash, NTA told the Supreme Court that it will be cancelling the grace marks of 1,563 students and offer them re-exam.

The NEET Re-Exam was conducted by the NTA on June 23. This re-examination came after the central testing agency cancelled the results of 1,563 students who received grace marks.

Of the 1500 students, around 800 appeared for the NEET UG re-exam. The results for the same were declared by NTA on June 30.

The students who appeared for the re-exam received fresh results. The students who chose not to appear for the re-exam will go for the counselling process with their June 4 results, but their grace marks will be omitted.

The Medical Counselling Committee - the main body which conducts the NEET UG Counselling process - is yet to release the detailed counselling schedule for candidates.

Based on a hearing in June in the Supreme Court, it was stated that the counselling process will begin from July 6. However, the schedule is yet to be released. It is expected that MCC will release the dates after the SC hearing today.

NTA released the results of the NEET Re-Exam on July 1 for the 800 candidates whose grace marks were cancelled. With the revised results, the topper tally came down from 67 to 61 as six of the candidates – whose scored a perfect 720/720 after the first attempt failed to get a perfect score in the retest.

However, as per analysts, the students get high scores of 680 and above.

At the peak of the NTA exam controversy, the National Board of Examination for Medical Sciences postponed the NEET PG exam, 12 hours before the day of the paper.

This postponement came during the row over paper leaks in the NEET UG and UGC NET exams, both conducted by NTA. Weeks after postponing the NEET PG exam for the third time, a fresh date was issued for August 11.

Amid the delay in the NEET UG Counselling, the National Medical Commission has approved the setting up of 113 new medical colleges. Based on the data available, the maximum number of medical colleges will be set up in Uttar Pradesh.

The matter regarding the irregularities in the NEET UG 2024 exam has been listed before the court. The NEET case has been listed as iteam number 31. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case shortly.

Various pleas in the Supreme Court have been filed, demanding a re-examination for all 24 lakh students who appeared for the NEET UG exam on May 5.

The Centre and NTA are opposing the re-exam, stating that the cases of malpractices are "isolated" and a re-exam will not be fair to "honest candidates".

The Supreme Court will hear the pleas shortly and announce its decision regarding the re-exam today.

NTA conducted the NEET UG 2024 exam on May 5 for 24 lakh students across India and the result for the same was declared on June 4.

The re-exam for 1,500 students was conducted on June 23 and the results for the same was declared on July 1.

The Supreme Court has begin hearing the batch pleas filed regarding the irregularities in the NEET UG 2024 Exam

Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud has stated that the pleas for a re-examination will be heard first, followed by the irregularities. After all pelas are presented, the top court will hear the responses filed by NTA and the Central government

The Supreme Court has gone on lunch break. The pleas regarding a re-test for NEET UG 2024 will now be heard by a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud at 2 PM.

As per the Chief Justice, the pleas seeking a re-test of the NEET UG exam will be heard first.

The Supreme Court will begin the hearing of the NEET UG 2024 irregularities today at 2 PM. As per CJI DY Chandrachud, the hearing will begin with the pleas regarding a re-test for the NEET UG exam.

NEET UG exam was held on May 5 for 24 lakh candidates across India seeking admission into undergraduate medical courses. The re-exam for students who received grsce marks was held on June 23.

The session of the Supreme Court will resume soon. First on the agenda are the pleas regarding the NEET UG exam. A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will first hear the pleas demanding a re-examination of undergraduate medical entrance test.

The hearing over the NEET UG exam irregulairties has begun. The bench is listening to the pleas filed for a re-exam first.

Addressing a bench of CJI CHandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, counsel appearing for the petitioners has raised the issue of a re-test.

Highlight that there were 67 toppers, the counsel stated - "67 candidates scored 720/720 marks, 6 being from the same centre...this is mathematically not possible"

As revealed in the Supreme Court, a total of six FIRs have been registered in Patna, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand in relation to the NEET UG paper leak case.

"So the fact that there was a paper leak is admitted?," asked CJi DY Chandrachud. In response to this, the Solicitor General admitted that a paper leak was admitted at one place.

"The persons are arrested and the beneficiary students were identified...their results withheld," the SG added.

The NEET UG 2024 exam was held on May 5 for 24 lakh students across and outside India. The exam, conducted by NTA, is held as an entrance exam for admissions into undergraduate medical courses in India.

A total of 24 lakh students appeared for the NEET UG 2024 exam held on May 5.

During the hearing, the Chief Justice has questioned the method in which the papers for the NEET UG exam are set and sent to the exam centres.

"If students were asked to memorize on morning of the exam, leak might not have been so widespread. If we can't identify candidates who are guilty of wrongdoing, retest has to be ordered. One more imp aspect is modality in which leak took place. If modality is though social media, it is a possibility that leak is wide," stated CJI.

As the hearing continues, CJI Chandrachud has stated that "one thing is clear - leak has taken place. Question is, how widespread is the reach?"

"Is it NTA's case that there was no leak? This fact can't be disputed. You don't cancel a whole exam only because 2 students engaged in malpractice. Therefore, we must be careful about the nature of leak," says CJI CHandrachud.

With the hearing regarding the irregularities in NEET UG underway, the CJI has questioned the progress in the CBI cases and FIrs registered against the accused.

"Are we still in the process of identifying students who were beneficiaries? If we are [...], we will have to cancel the exam. Cancellation of exam of 24 lakh students is a matter of extreme," stated CJI Chandrachud.

From the process of setting the papers to the setting of the percentiles for the result, every aspect of the NEET UG exam is under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court.

The top court has called on the Centre, NTA and CBi to submit consolidated reports by Wednesday regarding the paper leaks and what has been done in the case. The SG has requested time till next Thursday.

About 24 lakh students registered for NEET UG exam. About 23,33,297 appeared. Exam was conducted at 4750 centres in 571 cities. Exam was also held in 14 cities overseas.

"Wee intend to direct NTA to make full disclosure. It can broadly be classified into 3 aspects: (1) nature of leak (2) places where leak took place and (3) lag of time between occurrence of leak and conduct of exam," said CJI Chandrachud while dictating the order.