Hyderabad: After the Supreme Court asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file its response on the allegations of paper leak in the NEET UG 2024 exam, the agency released an FAQ sheet on Wednesday answering major queries raised by students, including a response to the question on why the exam results were released on June 4 — the day the Lok Sabha elections results were announced. The national agency clarified that the results were released early as per its policy of timely declaration of results. “The result date was pre-scheduled and is not connected to the general election results.
The early announcement aims to expedite the counselling and admission process for the benefit of all candidates. It is important to note that NTA consistently declares examination results within a month, whether conducted in CBT mode or offline mode," the agency explained in the FAQ sheet. The agency reiterated that there were no paper leaks.
Explaining the incidents that took place in Bihar and Rajasthan on the day of the exam, the NTA said the exam was reconducted in Sawai Madhopur on the same day as the issue was with the distribution of incorrect question paper and the Patna incident is being investigated. The agency has also taken action against 63 candidates who used unfair means in the exam. The testing agency highlighted that there was a 16.
85 per cent increase in registration this year as compared to last year. More registration became the basis for more students scoring better .
