The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the revised NEET UG 2024 results today. This update follows a Supreme Court decision to retract compensatory marks initially awarded to some students for an erroneous Physics question.
Initially, the NTA awarded additional marks to a group of students who answered a Physics question based on an incorrect reference in their old Class 12 NCERT science textbook.
However, the Supreme Court decided that only the accurate answer should be accepted, and any other responses would not receive marks.
Consequently, the scores of 44 candidates, who had achieved a perfect score of 720/720 and secured All India Rank (AIR) 1, were adjusted down by five marks, costing them their top positions.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD NEET UG SCORECARDS
Candidates can access the revised NEET UG 2024 scorecards on the official NTA website.
The direct link to download the scorecards is: exams.nta.ac.in/NEET.
IMPACT ON CANDIDATES
Out of the affected students, only 813 candidates, or 52%, appeared for the retest. The revised results mean a significant reshuffling of ranks, especially for those initially listed as toppers.
Following the Supreme Court’s verdict, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan confirmed that the NTA would release a new merit list within two days.
Students are advised to carefully review their credentials in the revised results to ensure accuracy.
This year’s NEET UG exam, held on May 5, saw a substantial turnout with 13,31,321 female candidates, 9,96,393 male candidates, and 17 transgender candidates participating. The initial results had garnered attention with 67 candidates announced as AIR 1 before the revision.