NEET 2024 Results in 2 Weeks! 1,08,940 MBBS Seats up for Grabs
New Delhi: The results of the much anticipated National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 exam will be released in the upcoming two weeks and as per the data shared by the Union Health Minister earlier this year, altogether 1,08,980 MBBS seats are available for candidates.
Earlier this year, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha that India had 1,08.940 MBBS and 70,645 Postgraduate medical seats.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the data provided by the Union Health Minister showed that since 2014, the number of medical colleges in India has increased by 82%, MBBS seats by 112% and PG seats by 127%.
"The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 112% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,08,940 as of now, there is also an increase of 127% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 70,645 as of now," the Minister had informed in a written statement.
The NEET UG examination is a centralized common entrance test held in India for admissions to various medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS. It is an offline, pen-and-paper-based examination conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The exam, which is the single-largest national-level exam in India was held this year on May 05, 2024.
This year, NTA received around 24 lakh registrations for NEET UG 2024 for admission to Medical/Dental and Allied Health courses. As per NTA's official report, around 23.3 lakh candidates out of the record 24 lakh registered candidates appeared for the exam. With this, NEET-UG witnessed the highest-ever number of candidates appearing for any competitive exam in India this year and it "probably" became the world's largest single-sitting competitive exam.
As per the earlier announcement by NTA, the authority in charge of conducting the NEET-UG exam, this year's exam results are scheduled to be declared on June 14, 2024.
Meanwhile, this year, an alleged paper leak scam raised questions of integrity in the NEET UG 2024 examination after around 13 people, including four examinees and their family members, were arrested in Bihar for their alleged involvement in the matter. Patna police sources had previously claimed that the NEET-UG question papers along with their answers were provided to around 20 aspirants a day before the date of the exam i.e. May 5, 2024.
Then, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police, which took over the investigation, revealed that the brokers involved in the NEET paper leak scam took between Rs 30 lakh to Rs 50 lakh from each of the medical aspirants in exchange of giving them the question paper of the NEET UG 2024 question paper ahead of the examination.
Recently, a PIL was filed before the Patna High Court demanding cancellation of the exam and seeking an investigation of the paper leak scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Supreme Court is also considering a similar plea concerning NEET paper leak scam. However, the Apex Court bench refused to grant a stay on the exam results.
