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NTA Busts NEET Candidate’s Viral NEET OMR Tampering Claim As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Amps Up The False Allegations

June 12, 2024
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has refuted the accusations made by Ayushi Patel, a NEET 2024 candidate from Lucknow, in a widely circulated video on social media platform X. NTA has clarified that no torn OMR answer sheet was dispatched through an official NTA ID. The integrity of the OMR answer sheet remains intact, and the scores have been accurately recorded according to official documentation.

The NEET 2024 result controversy gained momentum when Ayushi Patel, hailing from Lucknow, claimed in a viral video that her result had not been processed. Upon contacting NTA, she was allegedly informed that her NEET 2024 OMR sheet had been torn, leading to the inability to compute her result. Upon her request to review her NEET OMR sheet, she claimed that NTA provided her with a torn sheet where the answer options for all questions were visible. Ayushi Patel alleged that she had scored 715, matching her calculated score based on the NEET 2024 answer keys.

As the video garnered significant traction across various social media platforms, and seized the moment, the Indian National Congress sympathizers amplified its reach. General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared the video, stating, “Lakhs of children prepare hard for exams like NEET and spend the most precious moments of their lives in this preparation. The whole family puts their faith and strength in this effort. But year after year, paper leaks and irregularities related to results have been reported in these exams. Shouldn’t the accountability of the agencies conducting the exams be fixed? Shouldn’t the government give up its careless attitude and seriously consider the exam system? We cannot see the dreams of our young friends being shattered like this. This injustice being done by the system with their hard work must stop. The government will have to take serious steps to correct these irregularities.”

In her video statement, Patel asserted that the National Testing Agency (NTA), the primary body overseeing examinations in India, notified her via email that her OMR sheet had sustained damage. She claimed that the email from NTA stated her result couldn’t be processed due to the discovery of a torn and damaged OMR sheet. Patel alleged that the tearing of her OMR sheet seemed intentional. Nonetheless, she emphasized that despite the damage, her submitted answers were visible on the sheet, amounting to a total score of 715 out of 720 marks when compared with the official answer key.

Expressing her shock, Patel remarked, “Upon hearing this, my family and I were deeply surprised. Their support prevented me from falling into depression. It seems the OMR sheet was deliberately torn. The marked bubbles indicating my answers are clearly discernible, and upon cross-referencing with the official answer key, my NEET score is calculated as 715 out of 720. We have filed a petition in the High Court, scheduled for Tuesday. This was my third attempt; I scored 535 marks in my first attempt and 570 marks in the second.”

With assistance from her uncle, a lawyer, Patel stated they replied to the NTA email and obtained access to her OMR sheet. Speaking to India Today, she further alleged tampering with her OMR sheet, claiming, “Even in this scanned image, the thumbprint appears blue, which is not possible; it should have been black. It’s evident my OMR has been manually altered.” Her assertions have garnered widespread coverage in mainstream media.

Responding to these allegations, NTA in its official X handle stated, “Regarding the viral video featuring Ms. Ayushi Patel, claiming discrepancies in NEET (UG) 2024 scoring and receiving of the torn OMR answer sheet, NTA clarifies that no torn OMR answer sheet was sent via an official NTA ID. OMR answer sheet is intact and scores are accurate as per official records. Candidate should download scorecards only from the website, www.exams.nta.ac.in/NEET.”

 A video of Ayushi Patel from October 2020 resurfaced online following her allegations of OMR sheet tampering. In the October 2020 video, she mentions, “One day my father asked something related to Corona and I couldn’t answer. I was disheartened. So I studied deeply. One day suddenly the formula of vaccine strikes in my mind.”

It’s important to note that vaccines don’t merely have a “chemical formula.” They are the result of a complex biopharmaceutical process involving isolating an inactive immunogenic component from the pathogen and developing it in laboratories in injectable or oral form. Developing a vaccine requires rigorous research and development, stabilization through large-scale production, transport, and administration. It often takes months or even years to develop a vaccine that can be safely administered to a large population.

For those unfamiliar, the NEET UG 2024 results have sparked widespread controversy and debate, with suspicions of inflated marks and other irregularities. Following the announcement of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) results on 4th June, revealing that 67 students achieved a perfect score of 720/720 marks and shared the All-India Rank 1, many medical aspirants and their parents raised concerns about glitches, alleged malpractices, ambiguous implementation of grace marks, and even an alleged paper leak. Notably, this year, 23,33,297 candidates from all over India appeared for the prestigious exam.

Meanwhile, genuine concerns about irregularities in the NEET examination results have reached the Supreme Court. The apex court, hearing the matter, has requested answers from the testing agency, noting that the sanctity of NEET-UG 2024 has been compromised.

(with inputs from OpIndia)

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