The Centre denied widespread misconduct in the May 5 medical entrance test in its affidavit, which it filed with the supreme court on wednesday in the NEET-UG case. The National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Centre were ordered by the supreme court to submit their answers about the scope of the paper leak and the potential separation of the wrongdoers from others during a hearing on monday, July 8.
 
The government included a study from IIT Madras, which was conducted following data analytics on the NEET-UG test, with the statement that "neither any indication of mass malpractice nor a localised set of candidates being benefitted leading to abnormal scores" in its affidavit. "The marks distribution follows the bell-shaped curve that is witnessed in any large-scale examination indicating no abnormality," the affidavit reads.
A number of petitions alleging anomalies in the medical admission test are being heard by the supreme Court. Among the requests are those claiming anomalies and malpractices in the test administered on May 5 and requesting its cancellation and readministration.
 
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud stated at a monday hearing that the question paper leak was a "admitted fact" and that "we must be conscious of the extent of the leak as we are dealing with 23 lakh students" before deciding whether to have a re-examination.
 
"The Union of india is taking all-round efforts to device solution-oriented mechanism while ensuring that on one hand no candidate guilty of malpractice gets any benefit and on the other hand, ensuring that 23 lakh students are not required to be burdened with a fresh test merely based upon unsupported apprehensions," the affidavit states.

The opposition in india has launched demonstrations and political uproar in response to the claims of anomalies in the NEET-UG exam, including paper leaks and differences in the distribution of grace marks. Six of the highest scorers were from a single haryana facility, raising concerns of cheating after an unprecedented 67 pupils first received a perfect score of 720.
 
The Centre explained the rise in marks that students received by saying that the syllabus was cut.
 
The grades that pupils have received have generally increased, especially in the 550–720 range. The cities and centres all exhibit this growth. This is a result of a 25% decrease in the curriculum. Furthermore, applicants who score so well are dispersed among several cities and centres, suggesting a very low chance of fraud," the Center's declaration states.
 
 
 
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11/07/2024 09:28 AM