A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recently declared results of the National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical course admissions, alleging extensive discrepancies. The petition seeks to have the NEET-UG 2024 results recalled and a new examination conducted.

The petitioners have alleged arbitrariness in the awarding of grace marks. They contend that the high scores of 718 and 719 out of 720 secured by several students are "statistically impossible."

It is alleged that the National Testing Agency's decision to award grace marks, supposedly due to exam delays, was a mala fide exercise intended to provide a "backdoor entry" for certain students. The petitioners also raised suspicions about 67 students from one particular center achieving a perfect score of 720. Additionally, they pointed out numerous complaints regarding the provisional answer key published by the National Testing Agency on April 29.

The petitioners also cited widespread complaints of a question paper leak for the exam held on May 5. Two petitions have already been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the cancellation of the test due to this alleged leak. On May 17, the Supreme Court issued a notice regarding one of these petitions but refused to stay the declaration of results.

The present petition has been filed by Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Faiz and Dr. Shaik Roshan Mohiddin, natives of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. The petitioners are members of the Students Islamic Organization (SIO) and claim to be advocating for the benefit of students.

The petitioners are also seeking a stay on the counseling process for NEET-UG 2024 admissions until the investigation into the alleged paper leak is completed. Additionally, they are requesting the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged malpractices in the conduct of the exam.

On Saturday, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Union Education Ministry announced the formation of a four-member committee to review the results of over 1,500 candidates who were awarded "grace marks" to compensate for the "loss of time" experienced during this year's NEET (Undergraduate) exam.

Recently, the Calcutta High Court sought a response from the National Testing Agency on a plea alleging irregularities in the conduct of the exam. The petition was filed through Advocate on Record (AOR) Shwetank Sailakwal.