A group of medical students has filed a review petition challenging the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss their writ petition, which sought to cancel the NEET UG 2024 examination due to alleged widespread malpractices and requested a retest of the medical entrance exam. The students argue that significant developments have occurred since Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ruled against a retest for NEET UG 2024.
The petitioners claim to have newly discovered material evidence that suggests a “systemic breach/malpractice” across various states, challenging the basis of the initial ruling from August 2, 2024. They argue that the evidence makes it impossible to distinguish between those who benefited from the malpractice and the honest students. The review petition asserts that this new evidence warrants a fresh judicial examination given the significant public interest involved.
The petition includes a “City-Centre wise data analysis” showing that out of 4,738 examination centers, around 60 had an unusually high success rate of about 80%, with four centers exceeding an 85% success rate. Notably, 39 of these 60 centers are located in Sikar, a single city, whereas such results would typically be spread across metropolitan areas like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai in national-level exams. In contrast, the average success rate at 2,417 other centers was below 50%.
Furthermore, the students allege that “16 mobile phones,” reported missing following the paper leak, were found in a pond in Dhanbad. The petition also raises concerns about “negligence” in awarding grace marks, issues with OMR sheets, predictions of paper leaks, and other related matters.