NEET UG: Delhi HC rejects applicant’s argument that the question was not included in the curriculum.
The petitioner stated that although “radioactivity topic” was not included in the curriculum, one question in the physics portion was based on it.
The Delhi High Court rejected a plea filed by a NEET applicant who claimed that a question on the entrance test was “out-of-syllabus.” The court reasoned that it could not cast doubt on the knowledge of experts and replace it with its own view.
The high court ruled that because judges are not subject matter specialists, they should only make decisions based on the relevant legal framework and how it applies to the specific facts and circumstances of each case.
The petitioner stated that although “radioactivity topic” was not included in the syllabus for this year’s NEET-UG, one question in the physics portion was based on it.
“This court is of the opinion that when academic and subject experts of NTA have opined that the impugned question has been prepared from the prescribed syllabus of NEET (UG)-2024, this court cannot doubt the wisdom of the experts and substitute its opinion in place of the same,” the judge stated.
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In addition, the high court denies two different petitions filed by two additional candidates who said that specific questions’ responses were recorded incorrectly.
The court held that it cannot reappreciate, reanalyse, or reevaluate for itself the proper answers to the contested issues in cases when the mistake is not self obvious.
On May 5, the NTA administered the NEET-UG 2024 test at 4,750 locations, with almost 24 lakh students taking it. Although the results were supposed to be released on June 14, they were instead revealed on June 4, perhaps as a result of the answer sheet examination being finished sooner.
On July 23, the Supreme Court declined to void the NEET-UG 2024, noting that there was currently no evidence in the public domain to support the claim that the tests’ integrity had been compromised by a widespread leak of question papers.
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For admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and other relevant courses in public and private universities across the nation, the NTA administers the NEET-UG test.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is the exam-conducting authority, assembled subject experts to address specific questions. Based on their feedback, the court noted that the syllabus covers “atomic masses” and “composition and size of nucleus” in Unit No. 18, which is part of the chapter “Atoms and Nuclei.”
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“The petitioner’s challenge has been refuted by the subject matter experts. Because professionals are better qualified to handle the intricacies and subtleties of the matter, this court believes that it cannot replace their knowledge with its own,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated.
