NEET-UG Results: Grace Marks Given To 1563 Candidates Will Be Cancelled, Retest On June 23, Centre Tells SC
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the grace marks of 1563 students who appeared for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate 2024 (NEET-UG 2024) will be cancelled and they will have the option to reappear for the exam. The court, after hearing the Centre’s decision, said that a re-exam will be conducted for the 1,563 students.
“A subsequent Committee has made recommendations after deliberations which are placed before us. According to recommendation, scorecards of 1563 candidates will be cancelled and stand withdrawn. A re-exam will be conducted for these 1563 candidates. The results of those who don’t wish to appear will be based on their actual marks without compensatory mar‘ks,” the Vacation Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said.
“For those who appear for re-test, the May 5 scores will be disc‘arded,” the court added.
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to cancel the grace marks awarded to1563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates in NEET-UG 2024 results. Centre adds that these 1563 students will be given an option to take a re-test or their result will be calculated on marks obtained without grace marks.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday also ordered that all petitions alleging paper leak and unfair means to be tagged together and be heard on July 8.
The court while dictating order said that it has been told that the NTA committee has decided that the score cards of 1563 students will be cancelled and they will be granted opportunity to give a retest.
The retest will be notified today itself and the process will be complete before counselling starts. Retest is likely to take place on June 23 and results out before July 1.
