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A panel of three experts from IIT Delhi told the Supreme Court that there is only one right answer. (Press Trust photo)
After a student pointed out that there were two correct answers to question 29 of the physics section, the Supreme Court held that only one of a set of four answers was correct and valid.
Over 4 lakh students appearing for the NEET-UG 2024 exam will lose four marks after the Supreme Court ruled on a complex physics issue on Tuesday. Against this backdrop, there have been allegations of irregularities in the medical entrance examination.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that only one of a set of four answers was correct and valid after a student pointed out that there were two correct answers to question 29 of the physics section.
according to a New Delhi TV reportthe students who will lose four points include 44 students who received perfect scores of 720/720.
Ahead of the court order, a panel of three experts from IIT Delhi told the Supreme Court that there is only one right answer, not two, to a controversial physics question asked in the NEET-UG 2024 exam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala asked the director of IIT Delhi to constitute a panel of three experts to study the specific physics problem and submit a report on the correct answer by noon on Tuesday .
Talking about the contents of the report, the CJI said, “We have received the report from IIT Delhi. IIT Director Rangan Banerjee constituted a committee from the physics department and they said a team of three experts studied the Question. They say option four is the correct answer.
On May 5, more than 2.333 million students took the exam at 4,750 examination centers in 571 cities, 14 of which were overseas cities.
The National Undergraduate Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) is conducted by NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
Supreme Court ruling on NEET-UG retest
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the National Undergraduate Eligibility Test (NEET-UG) 2024 must not be re-examined, saying such a step is unjustified based on available evidence.
The court dismissed the request to cancel and retake the exams, claiming there was no evidence of a systematic leak of exam papers or a record of other misconduct.
