Supreme Court Tasks IIT-Delhi to Investigate NEET-UG Question Controversy

The Supreme Court has directed the Director of IIT-Delhi to form a team of experts to review a contested question in the NEET-UG 2024 exam. Petitioners argued that the question had two correct answers, impacting the final merit list. The top court requires a report by Tuesday noon.

The Supreme Court has mandated IIT-Delhi's Director to assemble a trio of experts to scrutinize a contentious question from the NEET-UG 2024 examination. The team is to deliver a report with the correct answer by Tuesday noon.

The court's directive follows claims from examinees that a particular NEET-UG question concerning an 'atom' had two correct answers, awarding four marks to some candidates. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud emphasized the need for expert opinion to resolve this issue.

The bench requested the Director of IIT-Delhi to formulate and submit their expert opinion promptly. Meanwhile, it resumed hearing cases concerning the alleged irregularities in the exam and examined claims of systemic failure and question paper leaks across the country.