The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas related to the NEET-UG today, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the NEET 2024 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh.
Petitions filed by students demand a separate and independent investigation into the alleged NEET irregularities. Earlier, in an affidavit filed before the apex court, the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) said there was no need to re-conduct the medical exam in the absence of any evidence of large-scale irregularities. It also contended that a fresh exam would adversely affect the lives of lakhs of genuine candidates.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear a total of 38 petitions related to the exam, today. NTA conducts the NEET-UG for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.