NEET 2017: Supreme Court Stays Order on Issuing 5 Marks in NEET Exam

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: August 28, 2017 09:03 am IST

  • A student from Allahabad had filed a writ petition seeking a grant of five marks on the basis of a mistake in the question.
  • Allahabad HC had directed CBSE to consider it while the SC has now put a stay on the same. 
NEET 2017: Supreme Court Stays Order on Issuing 5 Marks in NEET Exam

The High Court of Allahabad had issued an order that directed Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE to grant five marks in NEET-UG 2017 examination due to a wrong question. The order also directed CBSE to revise the UG merit list for the admission to medical courses. Allahabad HC passed the order on August 10, 2017, after a NEET candidate, Saumitra Ginodia filed a petition seeking a grant of five marks. The petitioner claimed that she was awarded only four marks instead of five before it was noticed that there was a mistake in the question. Therefore, the HC directed CBSE to award five marks not only to the petitioner but also to all the candidates with the similar issue.

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Later, CBSE filed a special leave application in the Supreme Court of India. SC has stayed the order passed by the High Court of Allahabad for civil writ petition. The apex court also directed the High Court of Allahabad not to entertain or take up any writ petition in this regard.

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The medical admission process through NEET-UG 2017 examination in various states (except Tamil Nadu) is likely to conclude this week. The admission process under All India Quota has already been wrapped up with a few states still left to fill up the vacant seats. They have released the selection list for the second round counselling process. As per the directives of Medical Council of India, August 31, 2017, is the deadline for all the states (except Tamil Nadu) to complete the admission process for medical courses.

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