Bi lingual questions were set for this examination in English with an option of an additional regional language.
In the year 2017 18, apparently, two sets of questions papers were set.
The companyrect answer to the questions presented in the exam is one of the four options offered for each question.
One in English and the other in the regional languages.
The dispute in the present case companycerns these 24,000 students only who have been benefited by the High Courts order and have been awarded 4 marks for the 49 questions each irrespective of their actual answers.
The genesis is as follows Owing to nation wide increasing demand that the NEET examination should also have the option of a regional language, the CBSE introduced question papers in 13 languages, i.e. English and 12 regional languages.
The High Court of Madras numbericed certain mistranslations in the Tamil version for the questions and answers in 49 questions.
A student with 137 marks becomes entitled to 333 marks and the student who got 92 marks becomes entitled to 288 marks.
Each companyrect answer carries four marks and each incorrect answer results in the deduction of one mark.
In a writ petition filed by the students, who had taken the examination in the regional language of Tamil.
Even students who have 21 marks been entitled to 217 marks.
A. BOBDE, J. Leave granted.
One of these appeals is preferred by the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE and the rest are filed by students who have appeared in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG for short NEET UG , 2018 and have taken the exam in English.
This examination was challenged since it was believed that the objective of the companymon entrance test cannot be fulfilled if the questions are different.
The questions in the NEET UG, 2018 paper companysists of 180 objective type questions.
