Delhi High Court Rejects NEET UG Re-test Petition by Medical Aspirants

The Delhi High Court denied a petition by three medical aspirants seeking a NEET UG re-test, citing lack of merit. The claim involved lost time during an exam. Petitioners argued they were not given extra time or grace marks. The court noted they received sufficient extra time.

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by three medical aspirants seeking permission to reappear for the NEET UG 2024 re-test scheduled on June 23. The aspirants claimed that they experienced a significant loss of time during the May 5 examination and were neither compensated with extra time nor awarded any grace marks.

Justice Manoj Jain observed that the petitioners were already allocated additional time at the examination center as the initial question paper issued to them had to be substituted. 'The report from the Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is clear, and there's no evidence that the petitioners are entitled to a re-test,' noted the vacation bench.

The plea, from four NEET-UG candidates, described how their question paper and OMR sheet were swapped midway through the exam, resulting in a loss of time. Despite their appeal to the National Testing Agency (NTA) for a June 23 re-test, the counsel for the NTA confirmed that adequate provisions were made at the exam center to offset any lost time, as supported by the Supreme Court’s directives.