Updated: June 13, 2024 1:40 PM IST 
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that it will not stay the counselling of NEET UG, 2024. “Counselling will go on and we will not stop it. If the exam goes then everything goes in totality so nothing to fear,” the Supreme Court said while hearing the NEET UG 2024 matter. The top court also took into record the statement of NTA that a re-test of 1563 students will be notified today itself and it would likely be held on June 23 and results would be declared prior to June 30 so that counselling which is set to begin in July is not affected.
During the hearing of the matter, the NTA told the Supreme Court that a committee has been constituted to review the results of over 1,563 candidates who were awarded ‘grace marks’ to compensate for the loss of time suffered while appearing for NEET-UG.
The NTA also added that the committee has decided to cancel the scorecards of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were given grace marks and these students will be allowed to take a re-test. The NTA also stated that exams will be conducted on June 23 and results will be declared before June 30.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) on pleas seeking fresh NEET-UG, 2024 examination amid allegations of paper leak. The top court said the “sanctity” of the exam has been affected and it needs an answer from the testing agency.
“It is not that simple that because you have done it is sacrosanct. Sanctity has been affected, so we need answers,” a vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah told NTA.
Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, appearing for the petitioners, urged the bench to stay the counselling process. The apex court, however, refused to stay the counselling process and posted the case for hearing on July 8.
“Let the counselling start, we are not stopping the counselling,” the bench remarked. The Supreme Court was hearing petitions seeking cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 exam over alleged paper leak and other irregularities this year.
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