NEET-UG paper leak case: Supreme Court to hear petition for retest for top 3.5 lakh scorers

Allegations of copying emerge in Rewari, Haryana, while government sources say that top scorers are spread out across 509 cities and 4044 centres After the National Testing Agency (NTA) made public scores of over 23 lakh candidates who appeared for the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, petitioners in the paper leak case have filed an Intervention Application (IA) in the Supreme Court, requesting a retest for the nearly 3.5 lakh top scorers in the test. The court is slated to hear the matter on Monday. The petitioners, in the IA said they too have scored fairly high marks on the test — from 650 to 680 out of the total 720 marks. The petitioners further said they are aware that conducting a retest is not an easy task, and has several ramifications and therefore a practical solution needs to be thought of. “Of the 24 lakh who appeared in the examination, 13 lakh have qualified. The total number of medical seats available is around 1,08,915. The retest, therefore, need only be conducted twice or thrice the number of seats available. That would reduce the cost in terms of time, money and manpower, to reasonable limits,” the application stated. Source:thehindu.com