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NEET-UG Case Hearing Highlights: Supreme Court posts matter for July 18The Supreme Court on Thursday said the pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 would be heard on July 18. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud noted that the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the prestigious test, have filed their affidavits in compliance with the apex court's July 8 order. The bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, observed that lawyers appearing for some of the petitioners have not yet received the affidavits filed by the Centre and the NTA. That is all for today, stay tuned to DH for latest news updates.
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Activists protest against the National Testing Agency over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exams 2024 at Janter Manter, in New Delhi.

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Distribution of marks in 2024 NEET-UG exam 'quite normal', no external factor involved, NTA tells SC

The National Testing Agency(NTA) on Wednesday claimed before the Supreme Court that the distribution of marks in NEET-UG, 2024 at national, state, city and centre levels was found to be quite normal with no external factor affecting it.

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No indication of 'mass malpractice' in NEET-UG examination as per technical analysis by IIT Madras: Centre to SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that a technical analysis carried out by IIT Madras on 2024's NEET-UG exam showed that neither was there any indication of mass malpractice, nor were there any local set of candidates being benefitted with abnormal scores.

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Supreme Court to hear a number of petitions regarding irregularities in 2024 NEET-UG exam

Data analytics of NEET-UG 2024 results showed no indication of mass malpractice: Centre to SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court there was neither any indication of "mass malpractice" nor a localised set of candidates being benefitted leading to abnormal scores in NEET-UG 2024.

It said the data analytics of results of NEET-UG 2024 was conducted by IIT Madras and as per the findings given by the experts, the marks distribution follows the bell-shaped curve that is witnessed in any large-scale examination indicating no abnormality.

RECAP | CBI arrested two more persons from Patna on July 9

The CBI has arrested two more persons, including a candidate, from Patna in the NEET-UG paper leak case, taking the total number of arrests by the agency to 11, officials said on Tuesday.

This is the first time the CBI has arrested a candidate in connection with the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG, they said.

NEET-UG aspirant Sunny, who hails from Nalanda, and the father of another candidate Ranjit Kumar, who is from Gaya, have been arrested, they said.

RECAP | While hearing the matter on July 8, the apex court had observed that sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 has been "breached".

In its additional affidavit filed on Wednesday, the Centre said pursuant to the apex court's direction, the Ministry of Education had made a request to the Director of IIT Madras to undertake comprehensive data analytics of the result of candidates who appeared in NEET-UG 2024

Supreme Court says it will hear the NEET-UG case on Thursday, July 18.

Supreme Court notes in its order that some of the parties in the case haven't received the affidavits filed by the Centre and NTA and they need to prepare their responses before arguments.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud noted that the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the prestigious test, have filed their affidavits in compliance with the apex court's July 8 order.

The bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, observed that lawyers appearing for some of the petitioners have not yet received the affidavits filed by the Centre and the NTA.

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(Published 11 July 2024, 08:33 IST)