Hours after the Supreme Court delivered its detailed judgment on Friday saying that there was no systemic breach of the sanctity of the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) -UG medical entrance exam, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Centre stood “vindicated”.
“The clouds of falsehood can hide the sun of truth for some time, but truth always prevails,” Pradhan wrote in Hindi in a post on X.
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He further added, “Hon’ble Supreme Court’s observation on no systemic breach of sanctity in NEET-UG exam and therefore no re-exam vindicates the stand of the govt. The govt. stands committed to “Tamper-free, Transparent & Zero-error examination system. For ensuring the same we shall implement recommendations of the high-level committee of experts, at the earliest once they are submitted.”
“The findings and the verdict outrightly rejects the propaganda that was being peddled. We whole-heartedly thank Hon’ble Supreme Court for delivering justice and protecting the interests of lakhs of hardworking students. We shall implement Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgement in letter and spirit,” the BJP leader added.
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In its detailed judgment of the order issued on July 23, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra stated that the National Testing Agency (NTA) must stop its inconsistent actions this year, as they do not benefit students.
“We did not cancel the NEET-UG examination because there was no systemic breach of the exam’s sanctity beyond Hazaribagh and Patna,” the bench observed.
The court issued several directions and expanded the mandate of the Centre-appointed panel, led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, to review the NTA’s functioning and suggest exam reforms. The top court said the panel, with its expanded mandate, should submit its report by September 30, detailing measures to address deficiencies in the examination system.
The bench suggested that the Radhakrishnan panel consider creating a standard operating procedure for adopting technological advancements to improve the exam system. The court also noted that the issues arising during the NEET-UG exam should be addressed by the Centre.
On July 23, the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and a re-test of the exam, stating there was no evidence to conclude that it was compromised due to a systemic breach of its sanctity.