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News18
20-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
NEET PG: SC To Hear Petitions Challenging Normalisation On May 22, Know Why It Is In Spotlight Again
Last Updated: The Supreme Court will hear NEET PG normalisation petitions on May 22. Students demand a single-shift exam citing fairness and transparency concerns. The Supreme Court will hear petitions concerning the normalisation process in the NEET PG exam on 22 May 2025. Although the cases were listed for hearing today, the hearing was postponed due to the Waqf case. Earlier, a bench comprising Justice B R Gavai and Justice A G Masih had observed that the matter pertained to the 2024 examination, and therefore, no further hearing was required. However, the petitioners argue that normalisation remains a major concern for students appearing in the NEET PG 2025 exam as well. These petitions, which raise critical issues about the exam's transparency and the fairness of its two-shift format, are being closely followed by aspirants, especially with the exam scheduled for 15 June, less than a month away. Two petitions related to NEET PG are currently before the Supreme Court. The first, filed by Dr Ishika Jain and a group of aspirants, calls for the release of answer keys, individual scorecards, and the establishment of a grievance redressal mechanism for NEET PG 2024. The petitioners contend that the absence of these measures undermines transparency and fairness. The second petition, filed by the United Doctors' Front, challenges the two-shift format of NEET PG 2025. It highlights concerns about differences in question paper difficulty and questions the opacity of the score normalisation process, calling for a more equitable and transparent evaluation system. The demand for a single-shift NEET PG exam stems from growing concerns over fairness, transparency, and equal evaluation standards. Currently, due to the large number of applicants, the exam is conducted in multiple shifts, each with a different set of question papers. This format has led to several issues flagged by aspirants and student groups. In 2024, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced the NEET PG results on 23 August. Shortly thereafter, many candidates raised concerns about discrepancies in their results, alleging that improper normalisation had led to unexpectedly low ranks. Numerous aspirants cross-checked their answers with unofficial keys released by coaching institutes and pointed out inconsistencies, which further fuelled dissatisfaction with the multi-shift system. Dr Anaga, an aspirant, said, 'If NEET PG 2025 cannot ensure transparency and equal opportunity for all, it should be dissolved, and each state exam authority should conduct its own exam. Justice is not served otherwise. There must be a single-shift exam so everyone gets a fair chance." Another aspirant appealed, 'Dear respected faculty members, we humbly request your support in our fight for a single-shift NEET PG exam. Multiple shifts lead to unfairness despite normalisation. Your voice can bring change. Please stand with us." Understanding Normalisation: Why It Matters in Multi-Shift Exams When the number of candidates applying for an exam is very high, it is often conducted in multiple shifts or over several days. In such cases, students in each shift receive different sets of question papers, which can result in some candidates facing easier papers while others have tougher ones. The key question then is — how is the difficulty level determined and adjusted? Here's how normalisation works: Suppose an exam has three different sets of question papers — A, B, and C. The average score of candidates who attempted each set is calculated. For example: Candidates who attempted Set A have an average score of 70 marks Candidates who attempted Set B have an average score of 75 marks Candidates who attempted Set C have an average score of 80 marks In this scenario, Set C is considered the easiest, and Set A the toughest. During normalisation, candidates who took the easier set may lose some marks, while those who sat for the tougher set are awarded additional marks to balance the difficulty. First Published:
Hans India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
SC to hear on Monday plea against two shifts in NEET PG 2025
The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the National Board of Examinations (NBE) decision to conduct the NEET PG 2025 examination in two shifts. The petition demands that the examination should be conducted in a single and uniform session across the country. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan will take up the matter for hearing on May 5. The plea, filed through advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, said the conduct of NEET PG in two shifts with different question papers leads to inevitable variation in difficulty levels, thereby subjecting candidates to unequal standards of evaluation. "This violates Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before law and the right to fair opportunity," it said. The petition added that the statistical normalisation process adopted by NBE lacks transparency, public consultation, or expert scrutiny, and the normalisation formula operates on the "flawed presumption that difficulty levels across shifts and the ability of candidates are identical". It sought the top court's intervention to conduct NEET PG 2025 in a single and uniform session, apart from seeking an interim stay on the examination scheduled for June 15. In relation to the NEET PG 2024, which was also conducted in two shifts, several petitions were filed before the Supreme Court challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the examination. NEET-PG aspirants had challenged the NBE's practice of not disclosing question papers, answer keys, or response sheets of candidates, apart from questioning the introduction of two shifts, the normalisation method, and the change in the tie-breaker criterion.
Hans India
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
HC junks PIL filed against NTR varsity
Amaravati: The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the National Equivalent Educational Trust, Lucknow, represented by its Vice-President, Saurabh Krishna Upadhyaya against the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS). The petitioner challenged the conversion of PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) quota seats during the NEET PG 2024 State counseling conducted by NTRUHS. In its response, NTRUHS submitted a detailed counter affidavit, asserting that the PG counseling process for the PwBD quota was conducted strictly in accordance with prevailing rules and procedures, with full transparency and without any arbitrariness. Upon hearing the matter on Friday, the Division Bench concluded that the PIL lacked bona fide public interest, noting that no affected PwBD candidate had approached the Court challenging the admission process. The Court, finding the petition to be motivated and without merit, dismissed it with costs and directed the petitioner to deposit Rs. one lakh in the Registry. NTRUHS in a statement reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to a fair, inclusive, and rule-based admission process, and welcomed the High Court's endorsement of the University's adherence to established norms and safeguarding of candidates' rights.
