The Supreme Court also said the expert committee must rectify the deficiencies in the exam system.

The Supreme Court on Friday, August 2, said the NTA must avoid the “flip-flops” it made in relation to the NEET-UG 2024 exam. Such “flip-flops” in a national exam do not serve the interests of the students, it said. The Supreme Court was pronouncing its verdict containing reasons for not cancelling the 2024 NEET-UG medical entrance examination, despite a raging controversy over paper allegations and other irregularities in the exam.

NEET aspirants assembles on the Supreme court of India premises during a hearing on NEET paper leak case in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, also said the expert committee must rectify the deficiencies in the exam system.

The Supreme Court said that in it’s judgment, it has highlighted all the deficiencies in the structural processes of the NTA. “We cannot afford this for the betterment of the students,” said the Supreme Court.

The top court added that the issues which have arisen must be rectified by the Centre this year itself so that it is not repeated.

The Supreme Court, however, said there was no systemic breach of the NEET-UG 2024 papers, and the leak was only limited to Patna and Hazaribagh.

This is developing story. More details are awaited.

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