NEET Paper Leak: On June 18, the Supreme Court informed the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Centre that it would not tolerate “even.001% negligence” on anyone’s part regarding the administration of the undergraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2024.
Judge S.V. Bhatti, a member of the Vacation Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath, told the attorneys for the Centre and NTA, “Even if there is.001% negligence on the part of anyone, it should be thoroughly dealt with.”
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The National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the nation’s medical admissions exam, was ordered by the court to take a strong stance and, if required, acknowledge any errors that were committed during the administration of the NEET-UG 2024. On May 5, the NTA administered the NEET (UG) exam to over 24 lakh students at 4750 centres across 571 cities, including 14 overseas destinations.
You (NTA) need to be resolute. Say “yes, there is a mistake” if one exists. This is the course of action that we will follow. Speaking on behalf of the NTA and the Union government, Justice Bhatti said to lawyer Kanu Agrawal, “At least that will inspire confidence in your performance.”
Judge Nath concurred with his colleague judge, verbally stating that the NEET charges were “extremely serious.”
Judge Bhatti advised the NTA and the Centre not to see the applications that academicians and NEET applicants have filed as adversarial.
Consider a person who has tricked the system and is now a doctor. Justice Bhatti reminded the government and the NEET agency that would be detrimental to society.
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Justice Bhatti highlighted the honest effort put in by lakhs of children to prepare for NEET exam. Cheating thwarted honest effort and ambition.
“We all know the labour children put in, especially for this exam,” Justice Bhatti emphasised.
Mr. Agrawal beseeched the judges to not come to an adverse conclusion against the NTA and the government before they had filed their responses to myriad petitions filed in the apex court.
The counsel said there was no doubt about the preparations children put in for NEET. “We were discussing [outside the courtroom] the difficulties that children undergo,” Mr. Agrawal said.
“Your stand outside ought not change the moment you enter the court,” Justice Bhatti reacted.
With the exam coming under Supreme Court scanner, the NTA had on June 13 agreed to withdraw and cancel the score cards of 1563 candidates who were given grace marks. The agency would be conducting a re-test for them on June 23.
The judge said all that was required was an honest examination of what may have gone “wrong”.
“If someone sits down at a table and goes through the performance of most candidates, one can find out what has gone wrong… how many cell phones were used and what were the places to which papers had come… We want timely action,” Justice Bhatti spoke for the Bench.
The hearing was based on two petitions filed by a total of over 30 candidates urging the apex court to take cognisance of the NEET controversy. The court has seen several petitions filed with similar prayers since the NEET results were declared early in June.
Petitioners urged the court to ask for an investigation report on the controversy ahead of the counselling date of July 6.
Justice Nath issued notice and directed the Union and NTA to submit their responses in two weeks. The Vacation Bench listed the case for hearing along with the other petitions challenging various aspects of the conduct of NEET-UG 2024 on July 8.
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