NEET grace marks scrapped; affected students given re-exam option
Supreme Court on Thursday that it has decided to cancel the grace marks awarded to 1,563 students in this year's all-India medical entrance examination, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) 2024 due to allegations of discrepancies.
These candidates will be notified of their actual scores, excluding the grace marks, and will be given the option to appear for a re-test, the counsel representing the Union government said.
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Several test prep startups including PhysicsWallah, Unacademy, Adda247 and Aakash continue to question the role of the National Testing Agency (NTA) which is responsible for conducting the exam and have called for further investigation into the matter.
Anil Nagar, founder and chief executive of Google-backed edtech startup Adda247, said a CBI investigation should be conducted.
“NTA gave grace marks to students who approached various high courts and validated their claims with CCTV footage. However, many others might have also faced time loss but didn't go to court. Why can only court-approached students
