Extent of NEET-UG question paper leak will determine if retest is necessary, says Supreme Court
The entire examination will not be cancelled if it is possible to segregate those candidates who benefited from the leak, the bench said.
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While there is no doubt that the question paper for the undergraduate National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test was leaked, the extent of the leak will determine if a retest needs to be ordered, the Supreme Court said on Monday, reported Bar and Bench.
The entrance test is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admissions to undergraduate medical courses. After the results of this year’s examination were announced on June 4, allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities came to light.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of petitions pertaining to the alleged irregularities.
The bench said that if the extent of the question paper leak is not extensive, “then there is no cancellation [of the examination]”.
“Before we order a retest, we must be careful,” the bench said. “We are dealing with the careers of 23 lakh students.”
The court laid out three parameters to decide if a retest needs to be conducted: if the leak was on a systemic level, if the nature of the leak affects the integrity of the entire exam process and if it is possible to segregate those candidates who benefited from the leak.
If the paper leak was widespread and it is not possible to segregate those...
