Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday rejected allegations of paper leak in medical NEET-UG 2024, saying there is no evidence of it.
“There is no evidence of paper leak in NEET-UG. The allegations of corruption in NTA are unfounded, it is a very credible body,” Pradhan said.
“The Supreme Court is hearing the matter and we will abide by its decision. We will ensure no student is at a disadvantage,” he added.
Earlier in the day, the Centre told the Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates has been cancelled and they will be given an option to take a re-test on June 23. If these candidates do not wish to take up the re-test, then their earlier marks, sans the grace marks, will be given for the purpose of results.
The examination was held by the NTA on May 5 across 4,750 centres and around 24 lakh candidates took it. The results were declared on June 14.
The allegations such as question paper leak and the grant of grace marks to over 1,500 medical aspirants have led to protests and filing of cases in seven high courts as also the Supreme Court.
Notably, 67 students scored a perfect 720, unprecedented in the NTA’s history, with six from a centre in Haryana’s Faridabad figuring in the list, raising suspicions about irregularities.
