Neet Row: Sources in the Education Ministry said grace marks have never been the norm for "loss of exam time". To compensate for time constraints, the format recommended increasing time, but never allowing grace marks which were given subjectively.
The Education Ministery stated that "The NTA failed to assure candidates. There has been no provision to give grace marks. This is the first time grace marks have been given to candidates. As per the rules, the candidates should have been given extra time if there was some time loss. And then the grace marking was done through the odd method."
Education ministry sources said the government is looking to implement every critical reform in the NTA before the next cycle of exams begins in 2025. They said the NTA will also see whether NEET can be held multiple times or just once a year, apart from chalking out best practices.
The Centre replaced the NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh with retired Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer Pradeep Singh Kharola, a move that sources said sought to save the NTA's credibility.
The NEET Retest was conducted for 1,563 students but only 52% of them appeared for the same at seven centers who got grace marks due to loss of time. While others opted to go with their original scores minus grace marks.
The Education Ministery stated that "The NTA failed to assure candidates. There has been no provision to give grace marks. This is the first time grace marks have been given to candidates. As per the rules, the candidates should have been given extra time if there was some time loss. And then the grace marking was done through the odd method."
Education ministry sources said the government is looking to implement every critical reform in the NTA before the next cycle of exams begins in 2025. They said the NTA will also see whether NEET can be held multiple times or just once a year, apart from chalking out best practices.
The Centre replaced the NTA Director General Subodh Kumar Singh with retired Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer Pradeep Singh Kharola, a move that sources said sought to save the NTA's credibility.
The NEET Retest was conducted for 1,563 students but only 52% of them appeared for the same at seven centers who got grace marks due to loss of time. While others opted to go with their original scores minus grace marks.