Just over 50 percent of students from Meghalaya appeared at the NEET-UG retest conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The NTA conducted a retest for 1,563 students awarded grace marks in the NEET-UG to make up for time loss at six centres located in Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Haryana. However, 813 appeared for the retest in these six centres.
The retest was held from 2pm to 5:20pm.
In Meghalaya, the retest was held in Tura. Out of 464 students eligible for the retest, 234 took part while 230 were absent.
In Chandigarh, two students were eligible for the retest but both of them were absent.
In Chhattisgarh, 602 students were eligible out of which 291 took the retest while 311 were absent.
In Gujarat, one student who was eligible turned up for the retest. In Haryana, out of 494 students who were eligible, 287 sat for the retest while 207 were absent.
The retest was conducted after the NTA withdrew grace marks awarded to students who were compensated for loss of time due to delay in the start of the examination at six centres in Meghalaya, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Chandigarh.
This year, the NEEP-UG examination was held on May 5, with around 24 lakh candidates appearing for it. The results were announced on June 4.
However, 1,563 candidates complained about the time loss due to delay in the start of the examination as they were distributed the wrong question papers, whereas a few candidates got torn OMR sheets.
Following the order of the Supreme Court to make up for time loss for these candidates, grace marks were awarded to them.
The committee established by the NTA had decided to cancel the scorecards of these 1,563 candidates and offered them the option of a retest as a remedy.
The result for the retest will be announced before June 30.
Students who participated in retest will receive revised scores, while those who skipped the retest will retain their original scores, excluding the grace marks.
The NEET-UG examination is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions across the country.
