NEET- UG Paper Leak: ‘No proof of systemic shortcomings in the case of NEET UG’ says the Supreme Court.

New Delhi| The Supreme Court has informed why NEET UG was not canceled despite allegations of paper leak. Besides, the scope of work for the committee formed by the government has also been decided. The Supreme Court said that we did not find systemic shortcomings in the case of NEET UG. The paper leak happened only in Patna and Hazaribagh of Jharkhand, it had no widespread impact. In such a situation, canceling the exam would have affected lakhs of students and it would have a direct impact on their morale.

The shortcomings of NTA cannot be ignored
The court said that we talked about the shortcomings of NTA. We cannot ignore the shortcomings of NTA keeping in mind the interest of the students. The court said that the government should remove these shortcomings this year so that such a situation does not arise again. The court further said that we have decided the scope of work of the committee appointed by the government.

Students were advised to approach the High Court
Also, the committee has been asked to ensure the identity of the candidate appearing for the exam, prepare SOP for storage to prevent paper leak, if anyone’s complaint has been resolved by the decision of SC then it can go to HC, our conclusion is that the paper leak is not systematic and the paper leak has not happened on a large scale. That is why we rejected NEET’s demand for a re-examination, says the Supreme Court.

Time given to the committee
The Supreme Court reiterated that the dignity of the entire examination was not affected. The court gave until 30 September 2024 to decide the committee’s report. In fact, the Central Government had told the court that in future, a committee will be formed under the chairmanship of former ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan to prevent irregularities like NEET in competitive examinations. The Supreme Court said that after hearing the arguments of all the parties, we came to the conclusion that these are not systemic failures. The impact of the paper leak was limited to Hazaribagh and Patna only. We have drawn attention to structural shortcomings.