AHMEDABAD: The girl from Gujarat, who had pulled off a remarkable 705 out of 720 in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) but later failed her Class XII (science) board exam, has now failed supplementary exams, too, leaving her ineligible for college.
Her result had caused an uproar due to the implausibility of a NEET topper failing board exams.She failed physics and chemistry papers in board exams conducted in March.
She then took Gujarat board’s supplementary exams in June, which give those who failed up to three papers a second shot. She has now failed Class 12, being unable to pass physics. She scored just 22 in physics in the supplementary exam, compared to 21 on her first attempt.
In chemistry, she got exactly the passing mark of 33 on her second attempt. She had scored just 31 marks in chemistry in the March exam. Sources said supplementary exam results cast serious doubts over the validity of her NEET score.
“At a time when irregularities in NEET were pursued by the apex court this case can’t be ignored. It is highly improbable for a student who can’t get passing marks in state board exams to get one of the highest scores in this highly competitive national entrance test for medicine. The case must definitely be probed,” a member of state education fraternity said.
When centre-wise and city-wise NEET-UG results were declared recently, her mark sheets for NEET and HSC science – bearing the same first, middle and last names – began circulating on social media. The stark contrast between the two results – NEET score and board exam score of just 352 out of 700 – received widespread attention. While sources confirmed the validity of these scores, TOI has not yet been able to independently verify that the mark sheets indeed belong to the same individual.
Her NEET score was later reduced to 700 after a Supreme Court-appointed committee made a ruling on one question in the test. Her NEET score puts her in the top 99.89th percentile in physics, 99.14th percentile in chemistry and 99.14th percentile in biology, ranking in the 99.94th percentile overall. It is a high score that would typically earn a free seat in a top medical college. As the girl did not pass her Class XII boards, she did not qualify for admission.
Her result had caused an uproar due to the implausibility of a NEET topper failing board exams.She failed physics and chemistry papers in board exams conducted in March.
She then took Gujarat board’s supplementary exams in June, which give those who failed up to three papers a second shot. She has now failed Class 12, being unable to pass physics. She scored just 22 in physics in the supplementary exam, compared to 21 on her first attempt.
In chemistry, she got exactly the passing mark of 33 on her second attempt. She had scored just 31 marks in chemistry in the March exam. Sources said supplementary exam results cast serious doubts over the validity of her NEET score.
“At a time when irregularities in NEET were pursued by the apex court this case can’t be ignored. It is highly improbable for a student who can’t get passing marks in state board exams to get one of the highest scores in this highly competitive national entrance test for medicine. The case must definitely be probed,” a member of state education fraternity said.
When centre-wise and city-wise NEET-UG results were declared recently, her mark sheets for NEET and HSC science – bearing the same first, middle and last names – began circulating on social media. The stark contrast between the two results – NEET score and board exam score of just 352 out of 700 – received widespread attention. While sources confirmed the validity of these scores, TOI has not yet been able to independently verify that the mark sheets indeed belong to the same individual.
Her NEET score was later reduced to 700 after a Supreme Court-appointed committee made a ruling on one question in the test. Her NEET score puts her in the top 99.89th percentile in physics, 99.14th percentile in chemistry and 99.14th percentile in biology, ranking in the 99.94th percentile overall. It is a high score that would typically earn a free seat in a top medical college. As the girl did not pass her Class XII boards, she did not qualify for admission.