Amid the controversy on NEET 2024 UG result where 67 students were toppers. NTA constituted the Grievance Redressal Committee consisting of eminent experts from the field of examination and academia, to look into such grievances/representations and to submit its recommendations.
The Committee considered the grievances/representations on the basis of factual reports of the functionaries and CCTV footages from concerned exam Centres. The committee found that the loss of examination time was ascertained and such candidates were compensated with marks based on their answering efficiency and time lost, as per the mechanism/ formula established by the Hon’ble Apex Court, vide its judgment dated 13.06.2018 in W.P. 551 of 2018. 1563 candidates were compensated for the loss of time and the revised marks of such candidates vary from -20 to 720 marks. Amongst these, the score of two candidates also happens to be 718 and 719 marks respectively due to compensatory marks.
On the analysis of the CCTV footage, it was ascertained that the integrity of the examination was not compromised at these Centres.
Out 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.
NEET 2024 Paper Leak Issue
NEET 2024 – While the outcome of the investigation in aforesaid cases is awaited, NTA has categorically denied any case of paper leak. NTA also issued a detailed Press Release on 06 May 2024 stating that there has not been any paper leak as was being circulated on social media. The same stand has been reiterated and NTA maintains that the integrity of the examination was not compromised.
Cut-offs and average marks of qualified candidates (out of 720) vary each year, as illustrated below:
| Year | Average Marks out of 720 of qualified candidates | Minimum score to qualify in UR Category |
| 2020 | 297.18 | 147 |
| 2021 | 286.13 | 138 |
| 2022 | 259 | 117 |
| 2023 | 279.41 | 137 |
| 2024 | 323.55 | 164 |