Plea To Cancel NEET UG 2024 | Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Centre tells Supreme Court that a decision has been taken to cancel the score-cards of 1563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were given grace marks. Centre adds that these 1563 students will be given an option to take a re-test.

These students will be informed of their actual scores(without grace marks). They will be given an option to appear for a re-examination. Results of the students who do not wish to appear for the re-examination will be based on the exam held on May 5.

NTA says that the re-test is likely to be held on June 23 and its results will be published before June 30. Counselling to start on July 6.

Bench disposes of petition argued by Adv Balaji. NTA's response is sought in the petition argued by Adv Sai Deepak, on issues other than that of compensatory marks

J Nath: Mr Balaji (Counsel for petitioner) submits that the decision taken is a fair decision and he has no further grievance left with regard to grace marks issue. Mr Sai Deepak says he has raised issues other than of grace marks

J Nath: Counsel for NTA on instructions says re-test will be notified today itself...it would likely be held on 23rd June. Results would be declared prior to...so that counselling which is set to begin in July is not affected

J Nath: These candidates will be informed their actual scores, without compensatory marks. Re-exam will be conducted for the affected 1563 candidates. Results of those who don't wish to re-appear will be declared based on actual marks

J Nath: NTA constituted a committee to re-consider the issue after petitions were filed challenging the award of grace marks.

J Nath: Subsequent committee has made recommendations, which have been placed today before us by Mr Kanu Agarwal. It has been suggested that score cards of affected 1563 candidates will stand cancelled and withdrawn

J Nath: Petitioner who appeared for NEET-UG 2024 has raised grievance regarding grant of grace marks to 1563 candidates...using normalization formula, on recommendation of a committee constituted by the NTA

Sai Deepak: Your Lordships may keep small time window open in which these candidates may apply

J Nath dictates order

Sai Deepak: I am referring to candidates apart from the 1563 candidates who were given grace marks

J Nath: At how many centers the issue of loss of time occurred?

Agarwal: 6

Sai Deepak: What happens to those students who have not approached the court but were affected?

J Nath: Have they approached the court? We will not appreciate this

Sai Deepak: Let the option be available to those also who have not approached