SC seeks IIT Delhi’s help to resolve NEET-UG question controversy

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday sought an expert opinion from IIT-Delhi to resolve a controversy over a NEET-UG 2024 question that awarded marks for two different answers – a decision that has the potential to trigger a complete overhaul of NEET ranks and affect the scores of over 2.3 million students who appeared for the exam that has already been mired in controversy over alleged paper leak and other malpractices. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Even as the uncertainty surrounding the examination’s validity and potential retest keeps the candidates on tenterhooks, with their career prospects hanging in the balance, the top court proceeded to direct for determination of the correct answer for the disputed question, emphasising that there could only be one correct answer and that the Centre and the National Testing Agency were required to follow pertinent regulations on marking. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} A bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, asked the director of IIT-Delhi to form a team of three experts to determine the correct answer for the disputed question and submit a report by 12 noon on Tuesday when the matter will be heard next. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While hearing the case on July 18, the Supreme Court had directed NTA to publish the marks obtained by all students in NEET-UG 2024, including the city and centre where the students appeared for the exam, with the candidates’ identities masked.