Discrepancies in Meghalaya NEET-UG exams: SC notice to Centre and NTA, to hear students’ plea on Jul 8
First Published: 20th June, 2024 12:26 IST
As per the ANI, the apex court said that it will hear petitions filed by candidates who had appeared for the NEET-UG examinations from the Meghalaya centre on July 8.
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the alleged discrepancies in the conduct of the NEET-UG examinations in Meghalaya.
As per the ANI, the apex court said that it will hear petitions filed by students who had appeared for the NEET-UG examinations from the Meghalaya centre on July 8.
In the petitions filed, the Meghalaya NEET-UG candidates had stated that they allegedly lost 45 minutes and prayed they should be a part of the 1563 students who got grace marks and were given option to appear for re-exam on June 23.
https://x.com/ANI/status/1803666919041671652
Worth mentioning, pressure groups in the state including the Khasi Students’ Union West Jaintia Hills Unit and Jaintia Students’ Union had submitted a joint petition to Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma, regarding alleged discrepancies in the NEET examinations conducted on May 5 at St. Mary Mazzarello in Jowai.
The students bodies had alleged that candidates were provided with two sets of question papers, MNOP and QRST respectively. This led to confusion among candidates and even the exam management was initially clueless about which set to attempt.
Later, it was clarified that the questions from QRST were the genuine ones.
However, “this has caused significant mental distress to students who had already wasted precious time attempting the MNOP set,” the petition read.
Extra time was also not allocated to compensate for the time lost. Additionally, students were not allowed to submit their admit cards until late in the evening, resulting in a rush and inconvenience.
Moreover, students from far-flung villages were unable to submit their admit cards to date, said the student bodies. Following this, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma via a post on X had informed that his government has already reached out to the National Testing Agency (NTA) on the matter.
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