On June 10, the Election Commission of India announced that by-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states will be held on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that the government has accepted the Supreme Court's decision that 1.563 candidates who had been compensated for "time loss" in NEET-UG exam be given the option to either reappear in the exam or accept the original total, withou
"Subsequent to the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Observations on the Report of NTA's High Powered Committee, the grace / compensatory marks awarded to all 1563 students stand withdrawn. A re-test of all the 1563 candidates will be held on 23rd June 2024," the NTA said.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling in the NEET UG 2024 which cancelled the score-cards of 1,563 candidates who got grace marks and gave them a chance to reappear for the exam.
NTA told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that a committee has been constituted to review the results of over 1,563 candidates who were awarded "grace marks" to compensate for the loss of time suffered while appearing for NEET-UG.
The Ministry of Education established a committee to review the grace marks awarded to over 1,500 candidates. Several candidates alleged that the inflation of marks has resulted in 67 candidates securing the top rank, including six from the same exam centre in Haryana.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, the Karnataka Deputy CM said, "Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with the newly elected Congress MPs and candidates. He advised the newly elected Congress MPs to be in touch with the constituency as often as possible and do good work with
Urging the Parliament to intervene in the process of jailed candidates becoming Members of Parliament, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said that the number of legislators with criminal charges is on the rise adding that it is an irony that "people in jails cannot vote, but can contest and win
"The state government has been informed that in the recruitments made in various departments over the past five years, some candidates have obtained government jobs by presenting fake educational qualification documents and using dummy candidates to sit for the exams," the order reads.
A total of 20.38 lakh students registered for the exam, out of which 11.45 lakh candidates qualified. The result was announced on Tuesday and 67 students have achieved an All India Rank (AIR) 1.
As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.