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NEET-UG exam case: Viral videos showing leaked paper are fake, says NTA in affidavit to SC | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency on Wednesday submitted an affidavit to the High Council say the Telegram videos allegedly showing photos of leaked paper are fake and manipulated.
The oath states: NTA said it has conducted an analysis of the distribution of candidates’ points in NEET-UG-2024 at national, state and city level and also at central level. This analysis indicates that the distribution of points is quite normal and there do not seem to be any external factors that could influence the distribution of points.
“This analysis shows that the distribution of points is quite normal and that there do not appear to be any external factors that could influence the distribution of points,” the NTA said in its sworn statement. It also provided information on the system put in place to ensure the confidential printing of the examination questions, their transportation and distribution.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is expected to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday relating to the controversial NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to re-conduct the exam.
While hearing the case on July 8, the Supreme Court observed that the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 had been “violated”.
Meanwhile, the central government has also filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that there was no “mass negligence” in the NEET-UG examination 2024.
According to the Centre, data analysis conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras shows no evidence of widespread misconduct or of any specific group of candidates taking unfair advantage that could lead to unusual scores.
On May 5, 23.33 lakh students participated in the NEET-UG 2024 across 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad.
The Centre and the NTA had argued in their earlier submissions to the Supreme Court that scrapping the exam would be “counterproductive” and “seriously endanger” hundreds of thousands of honest candidates unless there was evidence of large-scale breach of confidentiality.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is conducted by the NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
The oath states: NTA said it has conducted an analysis of the distribution of candidates’ points in NEET-UG-2024 at national, state and city level and also at central level. This analysis indicates that the distribution of points is quite normal and there do not seem to be any external factors that could influence the distribution of points.
“This analysis shows that the distribution of points is quite normal and that there do not appear to be any external factors that could influence the distribution of points,” the NTA said in its sworn statement. It also provided information on the system put in place to ensure the confidential printing of the examination questions, their transportation and distribution.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is expected to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday relating to the controversial NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance exam, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to re-conduct the exam.
While hearing the case on July 8, the Supreme Court observed that the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 had been “violated”.
Meanwhile, the central government has also filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that there was no “mass negligence” in the NEET-UG examination 2024.
According to the Centre, data analysis conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras shows no evidence of widespread misconduct or of any specific group of candidates taking unfair advantage that could lead to unusual scores.
On May 5, 23.33 lakh students participated in the NEET-UG 2024 across 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad.
The Centre and the NTA had argued in their earlier submissions to the Supreme Court that scrapping the exam would be “counterproductive” and “seriously endanger” hundreds of thousands of honest candidates unless there was evidence of large-scale breach of confidentiality.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is conducted by the NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
