Supreme Court Hearing on NEET 2024

Date

First Hearing: More students attended the first hearing live compared to the second hearing.
Live Attendance: Notably fewer students are attending the second hearing live; many are opting to catch up with summaries later.
Reason for Reduced Attendance: Students see the possibilities of a re-exam as unlikely and prefer not to waste time following the hearing live.

Petitions Filed:
- 254 petitions supporting no re-exam.
- 131 petitions supporting re-exam.
IIT Madras Report:
- Released a public notice regarding the NEET exam, stating no abnormalities found in the past two years.
- IIT Madras director is a member of the NTA governing body, implying potential bias.
Grace Marks Issue:
- 1563 students were awarded grace marks, but no clear justification provided by the NTA.
- NTA conducted re-exam on 23 June to cover up the grace marks issue.
- Students had the choice to either accept the grace marks removal or take the re-exam on 23 June.
- As a result, the number of students scoring 720/720 dropped from 67 to 61.
Correction Window:
- 15,000 students made corrections, including changing city centers.
- Judges questioned the number of top 108,000 students who made corrections or re-registered during the correction window reopening.
- NTA was asked to provide data on students who changed city centers and those who re-registered.

Data Requirement: Judges have asked for detailed data from the NTA to clarify
- Number of students changing exam centers.
- Number of students who re-registered during the correction window reopening.

Summary: The hearing so far has focused on the issues of grace marks and correction window changes.
Next Steps: Awaiting post-lunch session and further data from NTA.
Final Verdict: Will be summarized and uploaded once the second hearing is concluded.

Note: Students are encouraged to focus on NEET 2025 preparations while awaiting the hearing's outcomes.