NEET PG 2024 Counselling: Supreme Court hearing likely on October 4 | Education News
The Supreme Court will now hear the plea related to NEET PG likely on October 4. A plea has been filed by a group of NEET PG aspirants challenging the exam’s pattern set by the National Board of Education for Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
The plea, filed by Ishika Jain and others, seeks the disclosure of answer keys, question papers of NEET PG 2024, and standardisation of marks as the test was split into two parts for ensuring transparency in the selection process.
Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija and Advocate Tanvi Dubey who are representing the NEET PG aspirants claimed that there were last-minute changes made by NBEMS related to the exam pattern.
“There needs to be a standardised approach,” Makhija said and added there were no regulations to ascertain as to how the exams were to be conducted. “Everything was dependent on a single information bulletin which could be modified at the whims and fancies of the authorities.”
The Bench questioned the last minute changes. “It is very unusual… Three days before the examinations (exam pattern was changed)… students will have a meltdown,” said Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, presiding over a three-judge bench.
“They are saying you have not framed regulations, everything goes by the brochure and three days before the exam, the entire pattern of the exam is changed. How can you do all this?,” the CJI asked.
However, the CBI counsel stated that they “haven’t done anything new or unusual”, which was rubbished by the Bench. The case was listed on September 27, and has now been postponed to October 4, as per the records available at the Supreme Court website.
NEET PG is conducted for admissions in courses after MBBS and BDS. The results, which were announced by the NBE on August 23, have led to concerns among students over unexpectedly low rankings. This year, the exam was conducted in two shifts instead of the single-shift format. With the new system in place, NBE adopted the normalisation process.
