The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2024 on Tuesday evening, June 4, 2024. The results have been marred by allegations of irregularities and paper leaks following the inflated marks of some medical aspirants. A record 67 candidates bagged the top rank, of which six were from the same exam centre in Haryana.
According to NEET UG 2024 results, around 67 medical aspirants bagged the top rank in the entrance exam by scoring a percentile of 99.997129. The average mark out of 720 qualified candidates is 323.55 for the 2024 exam.
NEET UG 2024 exam: Controversy
Medical aspirants nationwide have expressed outrage on social media, alleging irregularities. Some candidates demanded the cancellation of the NEET UG 2024 results and a re-examination. Questions are being raised about students getting 718 and 719 marks in the exam, as the marking scheme follows the +4 -1 system.
According to experts, the mark inflation in NEET UG 2024 results is expected to make securing a spot in medical schools this year more difficult.
One user on Reddit said, “Mathematically impossible scores in NEET 2024.”
An aspirant took to X (Twitter) and said, “67 students scoring 720 out of 720 marks in the results released after the NEET exam paper leak raise suspicion. This is playing with the future of lakhs of candidates in the country, due to which there is anger among the students. The government should conduct a high-level investigation.”
“NTA awarded grace marks according to the court order, but the students argue this sudden decision is unjust as the agency has not mentioned any methodology to award these ‘grace marks’,” another X user, Nitish Rajput, said.
Some students have turned to online platforms to demand the results be cancelled and re-examined.
“Calls for transparency in the process have only grown louder. The controversy for the NTA is brewing as lakhs of students demand re-examination, citing lack of clarity in NTA’s explanations, and have even pushed for the Supreme Court’s intervention. Grace marks given for lost exam time have raised concerns of fairness,” he added.