HC issues notice to NTA, MCC, NMC over alleged incorrect result of NEET candidate
Cuttack: While considering a plea by a NEET candidate from the State who alleged that wrong marks were given to him, the Orissa High Court on Friday issued notices to the chairperson of the National Testing Agency (NTA), the chairperson of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), and the chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).
Although the two-judge bench of Justices BR Sarangi and Justice MS Raman did not fix the next date for further consideration of the matter, it directed issuing notices for ‘fixing short returnable dates’.
The petitioner student appeared in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination, which was held on May 7, for admission into MBBS course.
However, after the results were published on June 13, the student hailing from Nayagarh region found and belonging to physically handicapped category discovered that he was not selected.
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