NEET-PG 2024 Postponement Plea To Be Heard By CJI in Supreme Court Today; Full Details

NEET-PG Postponement Plea in SC: A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud will today hear a petition seeking the postponement of the NEET PG 2024 examination, which is scheduled to take place on August 11, 2024. The petitioner has raised concerns over the late allocation of exam cities, arguing that it has created significant logistical challenges for the over two lakh candidates set to appear for the test. Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will accompany the CJI in the hearing today. 

According to the petition, exam cities were allotted on July 31, 2024, with specific exam centers to be announced just three days before the exam, on August 8, 2024. While this strategy was intended to prevent malpractices, it has inadvertently caused severe difficulties for many students. The petitioner highlights that the short notice period has left candidates scrambling to arrange travel to their allocated cities, compounded by the scarcity of train tickets and skyrocketing airfares due to dynamic pricing.

The petition states, "...more than two lakh students are scheduled to appear in the aforementioned examination. The examination is scheduled to be held in 185 test cities, resulting in the non-availability of train tickets as well as hiking of airfares due to dynamic pricing, thereby making it almost impossible for a large number of students to reach their test centres."

In addition to requesting a postponement, the petitioner has also called for greater transparency in the normalization process of the four different question paper sets. This demand aims to ensure fairness and eliminate any potential arbitrariness in the evaluation process.

 Allegations of NEET PG 2024 Question Paper Leak on Social Media

In a parallel development, social media platforms are rife with allegations of a NEET PG 2024 question paper leak. Screenshots circulating online suggest that certain Telegram groups are openly advertising the sale of question papers for as much as Rs 70,000. These claims have added to the anxiety of candidates and further complicated the situation as the exam date nears.

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In response to these allegations, the government issued a statement on Wednesday, dismissing the reports of a potential NEET PG 2024 paper leak as false and misleading. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has registered a police complaint against those attempting to deceive aspirants by selling fake question papers.

As the situation continues to unfold, candidates are advised to rely only on official sources for information regarding the NEET PG 2024 examination. The Supreme Court’s decision on the petition to postpone the exam will be eagerly awaited by thousands of aspirants across the country.