Medical Students File Review Petition Against NEET UG 2024 Verdict

A group of medical students has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's ruling, which dismissed the petitioner's writ petition, which sought a retest of the medical entrance exam and the cancellation of the NEET UG 2024 examination due to alleged systemic malpractices.

The students have argued in their petition that there have been noteworthy changes since the CJI DY Chandrachud's decision to decide against a NEET UG 2024 retake. The order dated 02.08.2024 was primarily based on the grounds that it was impossible to distinguish between the students who were the beneficiaries of leaks or malpractices and the honest ones. However, the newly discovered material evidence purports to establish a "Systemic breach/malpractice" that is widespread across states. The review petition said, "It requires judicial application of mind on an entirely fresh collection of evidence which cannot go undetected in this case of tremendous public concern.

An investigation of "City-Centre wise data" (hence referred to as ANNEXURE P-) shows that, among the 4738 test centers, about 60 had a success rate of over 80%, with four of these centers having an unlikely success ratio of more than 85%. Additionally, out of these 60 centres, 39 are from just one city—Sikar, which should ideally have been spread across the country and, most importantly, should have been from metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc., as seen in all national level examinations. The review petition further states, "In sharp contrast, the average percentage of successful candidates at 2417 other centers was below 50%."

The students have further claimed that '16 cell phones, which were reported lost after the paper leak was revealed, have been found from a pond in Dhanbad.  Concerns regarding "negligence" in granting grace marks, problems with OMR sheets, expected document leaks, and other matters have also been brought up in the appeal.