SC cancels AIPMT, directs CBSE to conduct fresh exams within four weeks.

In a verdict that will affect lakhs of hopeful medical aspirants, the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the results of the May 3 All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) following allegations of large-scale irregularities, including leakage of answer keys.

 

A bench of justice RK Agarwal and justice Amitava Roy also ordered that fresh tests must be held within a month. They added that all institutes involved in the AIPMT exam process must co-operate with the CBSE to conduct the retest.

The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by candidates, who wrote the exam, seeking its cancellation.

Talking on the possibility of conducting the retest within four weeks, CBSE Public Relations Officer (PRO) Rama Sharma told HT that the board is discussing and deliberating the matter and will come out with an official reaction later in the day.

However, sources in CBSE said it would be very difficult to conduct the exam in four weeks time.
Over 6 lakh students had appeared for the AIPMT exam this year.

Large-scale irregularities, including leakage of answer keys, had come to the light earlier, with the investigators informing the court that the answer keys of 123 questions were transmitted through 75 mobile phones in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Haryana.