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Scrapping NEET-UG not rational, Centre tells SC

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July 06, 2024

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that scrapping the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG)-2024 examination would not be a rational step in the absence of proof of largescale breach of confidentiality of the exam.

- SANKET KOUL & BHAVINI MISHRA

The Centre added that such a move could "seriously jeopardise" lakhs of honest candidates who attempted the questions.

The submission was made amid the controversy surrounding the medical entrance examination following allegations of malpractices, mass question paper leaks, and cheating.

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