Over 1,400 students from Delhi government schools have cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) this year, Education Minister Atishi said on Friday, June 7.
Addressing a press conference, Atishi said a total of 1,414 students from various government schools in the national capital have qualified in the NEET-UG this year.
"1,414 students of Delhi government schools have qualified the NEET exam. The number of students qualifying NEET exam are increasing every year. In 2020, 569 students qualified the exam and now in 2024, this number has come up to 1,414," Atishi said.
She went on to highlight that in a matter of five years, the number of students qualifying in the NEET exam from Delhi government schools has increased by 2.5 times.
In a post on X, she said 243 out of 255 children of Dr BR Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence have cleared the NEET-UG exam this year, which means an over 95% success rate.
The NEET-UG 2024 was conducted on May 5 this year across 4,750 centres in 571 cities (including 14 cities abroad) for more than 24 lakh candidates.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the results of the medical entrance exam on Tuesday, June 4.
Allegations
The NTA on Thursday (June 6) issued a clarification and stated that the increase in the cut-off marks and the number of toppers in the NEET-UG reflect the "competitive nature of the examination and the higher performance standards achieved by the candidates this year."
This came after multiple allegations of irregularities and inflation of marks.
Compared to 20,38,596 candidates in 2023, this time a total of 23,33,297 candidates appeared for the exam. The increase in candidates "naturally led to an increase in high scorers due to a larger pool of candidates," the NTA stated.
It further stated that of the 67 candidates who got 720/720 marks, "44 are on account of the revision in one Answer Key of Physics and 06 are on account of compensatory marks for loss of time."
According to reports, parents of candidates have written letters to the NTA and sought a thorough investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the results before the commencement of the counselling process.