01-07-2025
NEET UG 2025 to be held again at centres affected by power cuts, as per court order
NEET UG 2025 will be reconducted for students who faced a power outage at exam centres in Indore and Ujjain on May 4, 2025, as directed by the Madhya Pradesh High decision came after multiple candidates approached the court, claiming they were unfairly affected during the court said that students who filed petitions before June 3, 2025, the date on which the provisional answer key was released will be eligible for the POINTS FROM THE COURT ORDERRetest allowed only for petitioners who submitted pleas before June merit will be decided based on performance in the retest will remain subject to the retest said the students were placed at a clear disadvantage due to power to Equality under Article 14 was cited in favour of the hearing, Justice Subodh Abhyankar dimmed the courtroom lights to simulate the situation. He noted that natural light was limited even in the courtroom, raising concerns about whether exam centres had proper lighting its order, the court noted that even students at the same centre had different experiences — some had enough light, others did not — which created an unequal testing OF STUDENTS APPEARED FOR NEET UG 2025The NEET UG 2025 examination was conducted on May 4, and the results were officially announced on June 14. This year, a total of 12,36,531 students qualified for the those who cleared the test, 58% were female candidates, showing a strong performance by female aspirants across the 5 STATES BY QUALIFIERSUttar Pradesh - 1,70,684Maharashtra - 1,25,727Rajasthan - 1,19,865Karnataka - 83,582Bihar - 80,954The National Testing Agency is now expected to release revised dates and guidelines for the retest.- Ends
