New Delhi: Over 4000 NEET-UG candidates from Rajasthan’s Sikar have achieved scores above 600 out of a maximum of 720.
An average of 75 students from each centre with numbers reaching as high as 150 in some centres have got over 600 marks. This average is significantly higher than the national average, based on an analysis of the centre-wise results for the medical entrance exam.
At Aravali Public School centre, out of 942 candidates, more than 90 scored above 600 and seven surpassed 700 marks. The Mody Institute of Technology centre saw over 110 candidates scoring above 600 marks. Similarly, Vishwa Bharti PG College and Tagore PG College centres each had over 75 candidates scoring above 600.
Aryan PG College centre recorded 90 candidates scoring above 600, Sunrise International School had 85, BPS Convent School had 94, Gurukul International School reported 132 candidates, and Shri Mangal Chand Diwaniya Vidya Centre saw 115 candidates achieving the same milestone.
At two other centres in Sikar, 150 candidates and 83 candidates scored more than 600 marks respectively.
Out of the 27,000 candidates who appeared for the exam in Sikar, more than 4,200 have scored above 600. Nationwide, only 1.3 per cent of the 23.22 lakh candidates (30,204 students) scored 650 and above, securing ranks in the top 30,000 and a chance at seats in government medical colleges. Examiners from Sikar alone can claim 2,037 of these seats.
The NEET-UG results, initially announced on June 5, were republished on Saturday in a detailed format following a Supreme Court order. The order is part of an ongoing hearing into allegations of irregularities in the exam conduct, including claims of a paper leak.
The exam, conducted on May 5, took place at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad, with over 24 lakh candidates participating.
The Supreme Court, on July 18, addressed a series of petitions related to the alleged leak of the NEET UG 2024 question paper. The bench, consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra, issued instructions to the National Testing Agency (NTA) regarding the publication of the examination results.
The court ordered the NTA to release the NEET UG 2024 results on their official website while taking necessary measures to protect the privacy of the candidates. The bench directed the agency to conceal the identities of the examinees while presenting the results, categorized according to cities and examination centers.
The court will continue hearing arguments on July 22 on multiple pleas seeking cancellation of the exam, a re-test, and a court-monitored investigation into the alleged malpractices in the prestigious medical entrance examination.
