NTA reschedules January 15 UGC-NET Exam due to festivities
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Monday that it has postponed the UGC-NET December 2024 examination scheduled for January 15, citing overlapping festivities.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Monday that it has postponed the UGC-NET December 2024 examination scheduled for January 15, citing overlapping festivities.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra agreed to hear the matter on Friday on a mentioning by an advocate, Anas Tanwir, seeking an urgent hearing.
Stating that there was no “systemic breach” in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024, the Supreme Court on Friday said the National Testing Agency (NTA) should avoid "flip-flops" in conducting the exams and mishaps orchestrated by it was a luxury students cannot afford.
The high-level panel has been constituted by the union Education Ministry in the wake of the row over the NEET UG 2024 examination to bring reforms to the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the chairmanship of Dr K Radhakrishnan.
This followed a Supreme Court order on July 18, which mandated the results be published by July 20.
Demands SC monitored probe.
Stating that “Even if there is 0.001% negligence (in the conduct of NEET-UG 2024) it should be looked into”, a vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S V N Bhatti told the National Testing Agency that “it should come forward and admit it” and “We expect timely action from you”.
The top court told the counsel appearing for the NTA that students have prepared hard for the exams and that their hard work can't be forgotten.
Advocate Kanu Agrawal, appearing for the NTA, told a vacation bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta that the NTA had decided to conduct a retest for students who were awarded “grace marks” due to loss of time.
Appearing for the NTA, advocate Kanu Agrawal, told a vacation bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta that a decision was taken by the NTA to hold a retest for those awarded “grace marks” due to a loss of time.
