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The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Supreme Court refuses plea to reconsider NEET-UG results, says lives and careers of students at stake
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 4, 2025) refused a plea by a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025 exam candidate to 'correct' the final answer key in accordance with the authoritative National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) standards and declare results afresh. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R. Mahadevan dismissed the plea made by Shivam Gandhi Raina, represented by senior advocate R. Balasubramanium and advocate Sriram Parakkat, for an interim stay on the commencement or continuation of the counselling process. Noting that a similar petition to stay the NEET-UG answer key and results had come up and been dismissed a few days back, the apex court said it would not 'interfere in an national exam, putting the lives and careers of thousands of students at risk'. When Mr. Balasubramanium pointed out that the top court had intervened in previous years when answer keys were found to be wrong in multiple choice questions, the Bench noted that a committee of experts had been constituted in the aftermath of such judicial interventions to reform the question system. 'We cannot tackle individual grievances like this,' Justice Narasimha remarked. The petition alleged the violation of Articles 14 and 21A due to errors in the answer key. It said both the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) had failed to 'rectify demonstrably incorrect answers in the provisional as well as the final answer key, despite the submission of well-founded objections supported by authoritative academic material, thereby resulting in a gross miscarriage of justice and an unconstitutional deprivation of marks that critically impact merit and career prospects of the petitioner'. The petition referred to how the provisional answer key had three errors, specifically in questions 52, 136 (Code 47), and 140 (Code 45). 'Without delay on June 4, the petitioner submitted detailed objections with supporting evidence, including NCERT Biology, conclusively establishing that the correct answers had been erroneously marked by the NTA and MCC. However, despite these well-founded objections, the final answer key is published and the result is declared on June 14, retaining the incorrect answer for Q.136 (Code 47),' the petition pointed out.
Hindustan Times
15-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
NEET UG Result 2025 announced, here's what is next for qualified candidates
The National Testing Agency, NTA, declared the results of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2025 on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Over 12 lakh candidates have cleared the undergraduate medical entrance test this year. NEET UG Results 2025 live updates In other words, a total of 2276069 candidates had registered for the exam, out of which 2209318 candidates appeared, and a total of 1236531 candidates passed the medical entrance examination. Also read: NEET UG Result 2025: NTA NEET results declared at direct link to check here Now, what is the next important step for candidates? Candidates who have qualified the NEET UG exam 2025 will have to apply for NEET UG counselling to secure a medical seat. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will be conducting the NEET counselling for MBBS seats under the all-India quota. Also read: Rajasthan's Mahesh Kumar tops NEET-UG, MP's Utkarsh Awadhiya bags second rank Whereas the state quota counselling will be done by the respective state authorities. Let's get to know about the counselling process in detail: The MCC will be conducting the NEET UG counselling for 15 per cent all India quota seats, 100 per cent seats of deemed universities, central universities (DU, AMU, BHU), ESIC, AFMC, IP University, AIIMS and JIPMER institutions. The committee will also also conduct online counselling for BSc Nursing at central institutions. There are three rounds of counselling, followed by a stray vacancy round. Also read: NEET Result 2025 Toppers List: Mahesh Kumar secures AIR 1, Avika Aggarwal is female topper When the NEET UG counselling begins, qualified candidates will need to register and log in on the official website at Following this, they will have to fill in the choices. It is advised that candidates read the counselling scheme, available in the information bulletin, carefully before registering. Notably, in case candidates do not register and fill choices, they will not be allotted a seat. Once the choice filling is done, they can modify it before locking. It is necessary to lock the choices to get a printout. If a candidate does not lock his/her choices, it will be done automatically done as per the schedule. The NEET UG counselling is also carried out by states based on the NEET UG scores. These states and their official websites for NEET UG counselling are as follows: Andhra Pradesh: Assam: Arunachal Pradesh: Bihar: Chandigarh: Goa: Chhattisgarh: Gujarat: Haryana: Jammu and Kashmir: Jharkhand: Kerala: Karnataka: Madhya Pradesh: Maharashtra: Meghalaya: Manipur: Mizoram: Nagaland: Odisha: Puducherry: Rajasthan: Website will be announced soon Punjab: Tamil Nadu: Tripura: Uttarakhand: Uttar Pradesh: West Bengal: The NEET UG exam was conducted on May 4, 2025 in single shift- from 2 pm to 5 pm. The exam was held at 5453 centres in over 500 cities across the country. For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website of MCC and their respective state websites.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
State's Muskan, Suraj shine in NEET-UG
Patna: Muskan Anand from Bihar has emerged as one of the top 20 female scorers in the country in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), the results of which were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She secured an all-India rank (AIR) of 112 with an impressive 99.99 percentile. Another standout performer, Suraj Kumar from Naula Deeh Veerpur village in Begusarai's Birpur block, achieved AIR 157 and ranked among the top 10 candidates in the general-EWS category. Remarkably, he cleared the exam on his first attempt. "I began preparing for NEET in 2023 after completing Class X. Science has always fascinated me and I have dreamt of becoming a doctor. I am thrilled to have cleared the exam with such a high percentile," Suraj said. Having completed Class XII at Doon Public School, Begusarai, he credited his success to his parents, school principal and teachers. "My parents are very proud. The school principal called me soon after the results were out and I have received countless congratulatory messages from teachers, friends and family," he added. His father, Gopal Prasad, expressed pride in his son's achievement. "He has always been a bright student and topped his class regularly. We were confident he would do well in NEET. Suraj stayed away from social media and other distractions, focusing entirely on his studies. This success is a matter of great pride for us." Among other high achievers, Utkarsh Jha from Jamua in Araria secured AIR 132 with a score of 640 out of 720. Mrinal Kishore Jha from Bettiah, who applied through Delhi, was ranked fourth nationally. Aashi from Patna, also applying from Delhi, attained AIR 12 and stood second among female candidates. This year, 1,64,186 candidates from Bihar registered for NEET-UG with 1,59,167 appearing for the exam and 80,954 qualifying. By comparison, in 2024, out of 1,54,461 registered candidates, 1,49,542 appeared and 74,743 qualified.
Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
10 years on, high court regularises admission of 93 BHMS students
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has regularised the admission of 93 students in Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) courses in multiple homeopathic colleges across the state which did not follow the admission process outlined in the NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate) 2013 national brochure. (Shutterstock) Clause 10.6 of the brochure made it abundantly clear that homeopathic colleges were exempt from following the process under NEET-UG after the first round of admission, the court said on Tuesday in its final order on a batch of petitions filed between 2013 and 2015. The lead petition, filed by the Association of Management of Homoeopathic Medical Colleges of Maharashtra, sought regularisation of the admission of 93 students in its member colleges of the association in 2013-14 and 2014-15. According to the petition, in 2013-14, colleges under the association followed the admission process outlined in the NEET-UG 2013 national brochure during the first round of admission. Subsequently, they issued an advertisement and requested candidates had who appeared for CET to apply for 58 vacant seats in member colleges. Meanwhile, in line with routine practice since 2005 till the commencement of NEET in 2013, the association sought permission from the admissions regulating authority of the state government to admit students based on their HSC (class 12 state board exam) results, as per eligibility criteria laid down by the Central Council for Homeopathy (CCH). The committee, however, did not respond to the association's plea for several months, then stated that it did not have jurisdiction to issue such directions. In December 2013, the colleges sought approval for the admission of students based on their HSC marks from the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS). In response, the university said it was necessary to seek sanction/ permission from the director of medical education and research. In 2014-15 too, member colleges of the association issued advertisements to fill seats remaining vacant after the first round of admission in accordance with NEET-UG procedures. They sought approval from the admissions regulating authority and the MUHS to admit 35 students based on their HSC results, as per CCH criteria, but did not receive a favourable response. In 2013, the high court provided interim relief to the students and allowed them to pursue the course and appear for annual examinations. In April 2015, the court directed authorities to declare the results of the affected students even as the plea seeking regularisation of their admission was subject to further orders. On Tuesday, the court observed that clauses in the NEET-UG 2013 brochure were misconstrued and overlooked by the admission regulatory committee. 'Clause 10.6 of the said brochure provided that seats that have arisen or fallen vacant after the first round shall be made available at the second round of selection (except homeopathic colleges) on the basis of preference form already submitted,' the court said, regularising the admission of 93 students 10 years after they finished the course.
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Business Standard
04-05-2025
- Business Standard
NEET-UG held at more than 5,400 centres under strict monitoring, security
Medical entrance exam NEET-UG was held at more than 5,400 centres around the country amid strict monitoring and security measures on Sunday, officials said. More than 2.27 million candidates had registered for the test. The official attendance data will be available in a few hours. Mock drills were held at all National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) centres on Saturday to ensure smooth conduct of the nationwide exam. Most of the centres were located in government and government-aided schools, colleges, universities and institutions. While no untoward incidents have been reported so far, members of the Brahmin community held a protest outside an exam centre in Karnataka's Kalaburagi, demanding accountability after some students from the community were asked to remove their 'janivara (sacred thread)' before entering the exam hall. Three men were detained by the Special Operations Group of the Rajasthan Police for allegedly trying to dupe a candidate of Rs 40 lakh by promising him the question paper. In Bhubaneshwar, police arrested four members of an interstate gang for allegedly taking money from aspirants for admission in a medical college. "There were three layers of monitoring today -- at the district, state, and central levels. To ensure smooth and secure conduct of the exam, mock drills were conducted at all centres. These drills helped in testing readiness in terms of functionality of mobile signal jammers, availability of adequate manpower for frisking, and biometric authentication procedures," an official said. Transporting question papers under police escort, monitoring coaching centres to identify organised cheating rackets, multi-layered frisking by district police in addition to designated security personnel at the exam centres were among the steps taken by the National Testing Agency (NTA), led by the Union education ministry. The strict measures came a year after alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, were flagged in NEET-UG that put the exam's integrity under scanner. In a crackdown on fake claims about NEET-UG, the NTA identified 106 Telegram and 16 Instagram channels involved in spreading false information. The NTA's dedicated portal for receiving such concerns has flagged more than 1,500 claims of paper leaks for the exam. In a decisive move to protect the exam process' integrity, the agency had earlier this week initiated action against certain Telegram and Instagram channels that claimed to have access to the question paper. The NTA requested Telegram and Instagram to immediately take down the channels to prevent the spread of falsehood and unnecessary panic among the aspirants. The Union education ministry had held a series of meetings with district magistrates and superintendents of police from all states and Union territories to ensure there were no lapses in the conduct of the exam. Under scrutiny over last year's irregularities in NEET-UG and the PhD entrance exam, the Centre set up a panel to ensure "transparent, smooth and fair" conduct of exams by the NTA. The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) was cancelled last year after the ministry received input that its integrity was compromised. Both matters are being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Two other exams -- CSIR-UGC NET and NEET-PG -- were cancelled at the last moment as a preemptive step.
