CBSE moves SC against Madras HC order on NEET
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:17.07.2018
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras high court order directing it to award compensatory marks to students who wrote NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) in Tamil.
Last week, the HC had ordered CBSE to grant 196 marks — four marks each for 49 “erroneous” questions — in the Tamil version of this year’s NEET and directed the board to revise the merit list. The NEET results were published in the first week of June and the counselling process is underway. In Tamil Nadu, about 1.07 lakh candidates took the test across 170 centres in 10 cities and any revision in the merit list would affect thousands of students who have already taken admission in various medical colleges.
Challenging the verdict, the CBSE contended that the HC erred in passing the order and urged the apex court to immediately stay its operation as it would alter the entire admission process in medical colleges. The petition was filed by advocate Tara Chandra Sharma and the board submitted that the most appropriate answer was decided by experts and marks were awarded based on that.
There were 180 questions with total marks of 720 in the NEET. The HC had said the students who took the exam for admission to medical and dental colleges in Tamil should be suitably compensated to provide a level playing ground.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:17.07.2018
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras high court order directing it to award compensatory marks to students who wrote NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) in Tamil.
Last week, the HC had ordered CBSE to grant 196 marks — four marks each for 49 “erroneous” questions — in the Tamil version of this year’s NEET and directed the board to revise the merit list. The NEET results were published in the first week of June and the counselling process is underway. In Tamil Nadu, about 1.07 lakh candidates took the test across 170 centres in 10 cities and any revision in the merit list would affect thousands of students who have already taken admission in various medical colleges.
Challenging the verdict, the CBSE contended that the HC erred in passing the order and urged the apex court to immediately stay its operation as it would alter the entire admission process in medical colleges. The petition was filed by advocate Tara Chandra Sharma and the board submitted that the most appropriate answer was decided by experts and marks were awarded based on that.
There were 180 questions with total marks of 720 in the NEET. The HC had said the students who took the exam for admission to medical and dental colleges in Tamil should be suitably compensated to provide a level playing ground.
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