Kota (Rajasthan): The NEET-UG 2024 exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) has stirred up controversy, with allegations of irregularities and calls for a re-evaluation or abolition of grace marks coming to the fore. Kota educationist, Nitin Vijay, will move a petition to the Supreme Court, representing around 20,000 aggrieved candidates.
Vijay in his petition has demanded a re-examination or the elimination of grace marks. He alleged that the irregularities marred the examination process, citing instances of anomalies between mark sheets and OMR sheets, and lack of transparency in NTA's handling of complaints.
Allegations Against NTA
Vijay has accused NTA of injustice towards many students, highlighting the absence of transparency during complaints filed at the NTA office. He also pointed out the incidents where student's mark sheets did not align with their OMR sheets, with NTA staff attributing to the alleged OMR sheet destruction.
Citing an example, Vijay said, a student along with her parents came to register her complaint that she got 605 marks in the mark sheet while she got 652 marks in the OMR sheet. Furthermore, he questioned NTA's basis for granting grace marks in an offline exam like NEET.
