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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Madras High Court refuses to order re-conduct of NEET-UG 2025 for candidates affected by power outage
The Madras High Court on Friday (June 6, 2025) dismissed a batch of writ petitions seeking a re-conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025 for candidates who had experienced power outages at the centres where they appeared for the exam. Justice C. Kumarappan said, when the National Testing Authority (NTA), after field verification, had arrived at a reasonable conclusion that the power outage had not impacted the candidates' performance, such a conclusion must be accepted by the court unless there was any malafide intention. 'In the instant case, I do not find any malafides on the part of the respondent. Further, all over India, there were about 22 lakh students who had participated in NEET-UG 2025 examination. In such view of the matter, if any re-examination is ordered, it would seriously affect level playing field of two million candidates,' he observed. A group of candidates who had appeared for NEET-UG 2025 at the centres in Avadi, Kunrathur, and K.K. Nagar in Chennai had approached the court, contending that the power outage had seriously impacted their performance and therefore, a re-examination must be conducted for them and other affected candidates. However, Additional Solicitor General AR.L. Sundaresan told the court that the NTA had conducted a scientific assessment and did not find any impact on the performance of the students because of the power outage. He told the court that the examination was conducted in broad daylight. Stating that the candidates, who had approached the court, would not have been able to shade the OMR sheets properly had there been any impact, he said, the number of questions answered by the students was much higher than the district average. Though the High Court, during the summer vacation last month, passed an interim order restraining the NTA from releasing the NEET-UG 2025 results until the completion of an inquiry into the candidates' complaints regarding the power outage, the interim order stands vacated in view of the dismissal of the main writ petitions.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
NEET-UG: Students struggle with difficult paper, no extra time
Patna : Many students who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate ( ), conducted by the (NTA) on Sunday, described the paper as more difficult than last year's. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They said the questions were lengthy, analytical and made every section challenging. Unlike in recent years when candidates were allowed an additional 20 minutes, making the total duration three hours and 20 minutes, this year the exam reverted to the pre-Covid format of three hours, which further added to the pressure. Candidates were required to attempt 180 questions in 180 minutes with each correct response earning four marks, for a total of 720. The questions were asked from three subjects – 45 each from physics and chemistry and 90 from biology. There was a penalty of one mark for every incorrect answer. "This was my first attempt and going by the level of questions we got this time, I am not at all hopeful of qualifying the exam," said Shreya, speaking outside Ganga Devi Mahila College in Patna. "Every section was vast and so much time was wasted just reading and trying to comprehend the questions. Last year's paper was not this difficult and they had 20 minutes of extra time as well. But this year's difficulty level was beyond our comprehension and with no extra time, it only made things worse for us," she added. Saanvi Sirmaur, another first-time candidate, said she found the biology section somewhat easier compared to physics and chemistry. "I attempted around 150 questions, of which 80 from biology will definitely be correct. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In terms of difficulty, physics was the toughest, followed by chemistry, which really made us think hard in the examination hall," said Sirmaur. She also admitted she did not expect to qualify this year. Mohammad Nasir, appearing for the second time, said he attempted all 180 questions and was hopeful that at least 150 would be correct. "The remaining 30 were guesswork, done in haste due to lack of time. So the penalty for marking 30 questions incorrectly will definitely impact my overall score, but I am still hopeful," said Nasir, who acknowledged that the questions were of a very high standard and required more time to understand thoroughly. An academic expert said last year's questions ranged from easy to moderate, whereas many of this year's were difficult. The absence of extra time only made the paper seem more daunting. The exam was held in offline, pen-and-paper (OMR-based) mode, conducted in a single day and single shift. NEET-UG is conducted for admission into undergraduate medical courses across all medical institutions in the country. Around 23 lakh candidates took the test in 566 cities in India and abroad, including 35 cities in Bihar. In Patna alone, the exam was held at 96 centres. Students were allowed entry into their respective centres between 11am and 1.30pm. To ensure smooth conduct of the exam, 104 static magistrates, 20 nodal officers and 96 police escorts were deployed in various locations. Also, 15 magistrates were stationed at the district control room.
