NEET UG: Following SC order centre-wise results published
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New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the centre- and city-specific results for the NEET-UG medical entrance test on Saturday, in accordance with the Supreme Court's July 18 ruling.
The exam is being scrutinised due to alleged irregularities. First released on June 5, the results have now been made available in this manner per a ruling by the Supreme Court, which is currently considering multiple petitions regarding alleged irregularities in the exam's conduct, including paper leaks.
The exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad, for more than 24 lakh candidates.
On Thursday, the apex court asked the testing agency to publish the marks obtained by the appeared students on its website without disclosing the identity of the students.
The court had ordered that the results be announced while masking the identities of the aspirants, saying it wanted to ascertain whether candidates appearing at allegedly tainted centres secured more marks than those writing the exam elsewhere.
The top court will resume hearing the arguments on July 22 on a batch of pleas seeking cancellation, re-test and a court-monitored probe into the allegations of malpractice in the prestigious exam.
With PTI inputs