A plea has been submitted to the Supreme Court to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 exam and to have the CBI or another independent agency oversee an investigation into alleged irregularities during the test on May 5.
The petition, filed by 20 students who took the medical entrance exam, also asks for the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others to conduct a fresh test.
In response to different petitions expressing concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2024, the Supreme Court had requested the Centre and the NTA to provide their responses regarding a plea for a CBI investigation into alleged question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam on Friday.
The new plea stated that a re-examination would help select deserving students for admission to medical institutions due to "widespread irregularities and fraudulent practices."
"Because the sanctity of the examination is questionable in view of the confirmed cases of leakage of question paper, with respect to which FIRs have been lodged and several persons have been arrested, as per the media reports," the plea, drawn by advocate Dheeraj Singh, said.
The NTA's announcement revealed that 67 candidates achieved the highest possible score of 720 out of 720. Upon closer examination, it becomes evident that, according to the petition, there has been a remarkable increase of over 400 per cent in the number of students scoring between 620 and 720 marks.
"The aforesaid material irregularities are required to be investigated thoroughly by CBI or by any other independent agency or committee under the supervision of this court so as to do justice to the large number of meritorious students whose claims have been defeated by a systemic failure to ensure the conduct of fair examination," it said.
A request has been made for a court-appointed committee or another independent agency to conduct a "post-exam analysis, including an academic background check and forensic analysis, and to investigate all candidates who have scored 620 or higher." This process would be supervised by the court.
Additionally, there has been a request for the NTA and others to take effective measures to ensure transparency and fairness in the examination process. This would include addressing concerns related to alleged fraudulent practices, question paper leaks, impersonation, and unfair means in future NEET-UG exams.
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