NEET PG 2024 SC Hearing Highlights: Hearing Deferred, New Date to be Announced Soon, Check Details Here

A group of 19 students filed the petition with the Supreme Court, citing concerns about the lack of transparency and arbitrary last-minute changes in the conduct of the examination.

This year, the NEET PG 2024 exam was conducted in two shifts instead of the usual single shift, prompting the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to implement a normalization process. The exam was administered on August 11, with the results released on August 23.

August 8, 2024: The NEET PG admit card was issued only three days prior to the exam.

August 9, 2024: The Supreme Court denied a request to postpone the NEET PG exam, stating that any last-minute changes could affect 200,000 candidates and their families.

August 10, 2024: The National Medical Commission (NMC) released guidelines for exam day and decided to implement the normalization method previously used by AIIMS.

August 11, 2024: The NEET PG exam took place for 228,540 candidates across 416 centers, with 216,094 actually sitting for the exam.

August 23, 2024: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) announced the results but did not disclose the cut-off scores. Many candidates requested access to the answer key and their raw scores to gain clarity on the normalization process, although the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) typically does not reveal exam content.

September 13, 2024: The Supreme Court heard petitions from 19 candidates raising concerns about the transparency of the exam.

September 20, 2024: The court acknowledged the last-minute changes and requested responses from both the NBE and the Union of India.

September 27, 2024: The court requested the attendance of an additional solicitor general to assist in the case.

As per media reports, the next Supreme Court's hearing on NEET PG 2024 will be done after Dussehra. However, candidates are expected to keep checking this Live Blog for more updates.

A new date for the NEET PG hearing 2024 is expected to be announced soon.

As per the media reports, today's NEET PG hearing has been deferred as the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is hearing the NEET PG 2024 case, is unavailable today.

The Medical Counselling Committee is yet to release the schedule for the NEET PG Counselling 2024. The NEET PG Result was declared on August 23, 2024.

On September 13, the Supreme Court heard petitions from 19 aspirants regarding the transparency of the exam. On September 20, the court acknowledged the last-minute changes and requested responses from the NBE and the Union of India. By September 27, the court called for the presence of additional solicitors general to assist with the case. The Supreme Court is set to resume the hearing today, October 4.

As per reports, the bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud had set a hearing for September 27, but it was postponed due to the absence of Union of India representatives. The Supreme Court had initially taken up the case on September 13, when the Chief Justice noted that altering the exam format just three days prior was "very unusual." The court had requested responses from the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and the Center within a week and rescheduled the hearing for September 27. On September 26, the NBE submitted a brief reply and an affidavit.

The Apex Court will hear the petition challenging the NBE's decision not to release the question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of the candidates.

The NEET PG transparency plea calls for increased clarity in the result declaration process, specifically requesting the release of answer keys and a detailed explanation of the evaluation method used to calculate final scores.

A group of 19 students filed the petition with the Supreme Court, citing concerns about the lack of transparency and arbitrary last-minute changes in the conduct of the examination.

The NBE is expected to release the NEET PG Counselling schedule for 2024 soon on its official website. The registration process for Round 1 began on September 20, 2024.

NBE conducted the NEET PG 2024 exam on August 11, 2024, and the results were announced on August 23, 2024.