NEET-UG 2024 Counselling Deferred: Await Further Notice for New Schedule

NEET-UG 2024 Counselling Deferred: Await Further Notice for New Schedule

A postponement has been made for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) counselling session. The Supreme Court was informed earlier by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that the counselling procedure will begin on July 6, 2024. The schedule and complete notification for NEET-UG Counseling 2024, however, were not shared by MCC. The Union Education Ministry and the NTA, which administers the test for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other related courses, have been at the centre of media discussions and demonstrations by students and political parties over alleged widespread irregularities, which range from question paper leaks to impersonation during the test on May 5.

Although June 14 was the anticipated date of the announcement, the results were revealed on June 4, perhaps as a result of the answer sheet examination being finished sooner. Up to 67 students achieved a perfect score of 720, which has never happened before in the NTA’s history. Six of the students were from a centre in Faridabad, Haryana, and their inclusion on the list raised questions about anomalies. A minimum of 1,563 applicants who received grace marks in the NEET-UG were invited to retake the exam. Still, 750 of them passed on it.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was given charge of the investigation into the purported paper leak, and they have detained six people thus far, including Aman Singh, a major conspirator. The Union government opposed the re-administration of the NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam in an affidavit it filed with the Supreme Court on Friday. It contended that since there isn’t much proof of wrongdoing, such a step is needless and would disturb the academic schedule.

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In support of this position, the NTA also submitted a separate affidavit to the top court that same day, arguing that postponing the exam would be “counterproductive” and harm the chances for successful students to pursue their careers, even though the instances of malpractice were “minuscule,” “sporadic,” and “scattered,” committed by a specific group of people at a specific location where the strictest measures are being implemented.