Candidates from tuition hubs dominate NEET2024
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NEET 2024 result shows domination of tuition centres with 700+ marks
By Our Special Correspondent
New Delhi, July 21: A ‘government source’ note circulated in the media has admitted that the students appearing from cities known to be tuition centres scored 700 and more marks in more numbers in NEET 2024.
“It is true that many students appearing from traditional tuition hubs like Sikar, Kota and Kottayam were able to score 700 or more marks,” the note stated.
On the direction of the Supreme Court, the National Testing Agency (NTA) made full disclosures on its web site about students at the examination centres and the marks obtained by them. This was seen as a way of unveiling transparency in the way the NEET exam is held in the country.
The NEET2024 was mired in controversy following the NTA awarding grace marks at about 1500 centres. Incidentally, a number of candidates from such centres had raised eyebrows for their marks.
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After the re-test at such centres on the order of the Supreme Court, nearly half of the candidates had not appeared for the re-examination. This further had led to claims that there had been irregularities in the NEET2024.
“In NEET 2024, a total of 23.33 lakh students appeared. Of them, 2321 students got 700 or more marks. These students were spread across 1,404 centres in the entire country and abroad. These 1404 centres were again spread across 276 cities and 25 States/UTs,” added the ‘government source’ note shared with the media.
It argued that “such a large spread shows that many candidates who were not from the traditional tuition hubs were also able to come in the toppers list in NEET 2024”.
The note also mentioned that candidates scoring between 650 to 699 marks are spread across 509 cities and 4044 centres, candidates scoring between 600 to 649 are spread across 540 cities and 4484 centres, and candidates scoring between 550 to 599 are spread across 548 cities and 4563 centres.
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“A rank-wise spread of NEET 2024 candidates between ranks 1 to 100 are spread across 56 cities and 95 centres; candidates between ranks 101 to 1000 are spread across 187 cities and 706 centres; candidates between ranks 1001 to 10000 are spread across 431 cities and 2959 centres; candidates between ranks 10001 to 50000 are spread across 523 cities and 4283 Centres; candidates between ranks 50001 to 110000 are spread across 546 cities and 4542 centres,” added the ‘government source note’.
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