Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed, Check SC Judgement on NEET PG Postponement

A plea regarding the postponement of the NEET PG 2024 exam was listed before the Supreme Court on August 09, 2024. Due to this, every student who were getting ready for the exam was facing the question: Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed? The SC has refused to defer NEET PG 2024, saying that it can’t jeopardize exam for 2 lakh students. The Supreme Court refused to even hear the arguments and rejected the plea outright on August 09.

Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed?

The news and questions about “will NEET PG 2024 be postponed” was doing rounds on the social media and in every group of aspiring NEET PG students. The NEET PG 2024 exam postponement news are not just rumors as the plea had been filed in the Supreme Court for the same. The SC has now cleared the air by refusing to postpone the NEET PG 2024 exam. Now the NEET PG 2024 will be held on the scheduled date of August 11, 2024.

Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, made it amply clear on August 09 that the that the interests of a few petitioners could not overpower the broader concerns of the vast majority of students and their families. That is why, there is now no question of NEET 2024 postponement.

The petition was filed by Vishal Soren and the advocate Anas Tanwir is representing the same. The person filing the petition claimed that many candidates have been given test locations that are very difficult to get to, causing major logistical obstacles. The petition stated that the distribution of test cities was decided on July 31, 2024, with certain centers to be announced on August 8, 2024.

NEET PG 2024 Supreme Court Judgement

The bench hearing the NEET PG 2024 postponement plea said, “As a matter of principle, we will not reschedule the exam. There are two lakh students and four lakh parents who will weep over the weekend if we postpone it. We cannot put the careers of so many candidates in jeopardy. We do not know who is behind these petitions.”

Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed: Petition Details

The petition filed in the Supreme Court pointed two major concerns: Anomaly in Exam City Location and Normalization Process. The petition in the Supreme Court will be heard alongside allegations of paper leaks surfacing on social media. The points raised in the petition is given below.

The petition stated, “Given the short notice, it has become highly difficult for students to make arrangements for their travel to their specific cities”. The plea, filed through Advocate on Record (AOR) Anas Tanwir, further states, “…more than two lakh students are scheduled to appear in the afore-stated examination. The examination is scheduled to be held in 185 test cities, therefore resulting in non-availability of train tickets as well as hiking of air fares due to dynamic pricing thereby making it almost impossible for a large number of students to reach their test centres”.

In addition, the petitioner was also requesting the release of the standardization formula for the four question paper sets to promote transparency and prevent any potential unfairness in the grading process. The petition further added, “The fact that the examinations will be conducted in two batches and that the formula for normalisation is unknown to the candidates thereby causing an apprehension…there is a likelihood that one batch of candidates may face a more difficult question paper than the other batch”.

Supreme Court Hearing on NEET PG 2024 Postponement

The plea had emphasized major obstacles encountered by candidates because exam cities were assigned late, which has limited their access to testing locations. In response, the Bench said “How can we postpone such an exam. Nowadays people just come asking to postpone the exam. It’s not a perfect world. We are not academic experts.”

The SC further added, “Let there be some certainty…let there be certainty for the medical students at least now”. The NEET PG 2024 admit card had already been released by the exam conducting authority on August 08, 2024.

Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed Due to Paper Leak

Furthermore, allegations on social media about a paper leak had raised the anxiety. A wave of rumors around the NEET PG exam paper leak had been doing the rounds on Social Media. The ALL FMGS ASSOCIATION (AFA) posted on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), emphasizing the importance of the appeal. According to the message, NEET PG 2024 exam papers are being offered for sale on Telegram for Rs. 70,000.

The X post reads, “Just look at this, how confidently #NEETPG2024 papers are being sold in telegram. Confidential letters about centres & exam are getting leaked. Exam dates and centres seem to be changing frequently. What’s more upcoming?”

Students’ fear was increased by these allegations, which had increased calls for a postponement and greater openness in the testing procedure which was calmed down by the response from the NBEMS. The petitioners contended that a climate of mistrust and vulnerability has been fostered by these accusations, leading numerous pupils to look for reassurances about the validity of the testing procedure. However, SC discarded this viewpoint.

Will NEET PG 2024 be Postponed: NBEMS Response

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS or NBE) is the authority that holds the NEET PG 2024 exam. The NBEMS was in no favor of postponing the NEET PG exam. All the preparations for the NEET PG has been made and it is ready to conduct the exam. The NBEMS said the publication of the complete exam center address was made only in the admit card to curb malpractices in the examination.

The NBEMS also denied the paper leak allegations in a strict manner. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) have responded to these claims with a press release that rules out any possibility of NEET PG 2024 test papers being leaked.

The press release states, “Media reports claiming potential leakage of NEET PG 2024 Examination Paper are false and misleading. NBEMS has registered a police complaint against fraudsters and their accomplices for attempts to befool NEET PG aspirants in the name of providing questions of NEET PG 2024 for money.”

No NEET PG 2024 Question Paper Leak as it is not yet Created

The NBEMS stated that the NEET PG 2024 question papers have not been created yet, so any allegations of paper leaks are unfounded. It is also recommended in the press release that candidates should not be deceived by dishonest individuals and should instead notify NBEMS or the local police if they come across any suspicious activities.

The statement released by the NBEMS says, “It has come to the notice of NBEMS that some unscrupulous agents are making false and bogus claims by dint of social media platform viz. Telegram Messenger. The cozeners are claiming to provide NEET PG 2024 questions for the upcoming NEET PG 2024 Examination in exchange for a considerable amount of money”.

In an effort to stop these fraudulent actions, the NBEMS has filed a police complaint against those who are trying to trick candidates. The press release further adds, “It is clarified that NBEMS has already registered a police complaint against such fraudsters and their accomplices for their attempt to befool NEET PG aspirants in the name of providing questions of NEET PG 2024 for a considerable sum of money”.

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