New Delhi, May 30 -- In a significant ruling to uphold fairness and transparency in competitive medical examinations, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in a single shift instead of the previously planned two-shift format.
A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Kumar, and NV Anjaria said the two-shift model was arbitrary and inherently unfair, as question papers in separate shifts can never be of exactly the same difficulty level, despite claims of "normalisation".
"Holding examinations in two shifts creates arbitrariness and does not place all candidates on the same level. No two question papers can be identical in difficulty or ease," the Court stated firmly.
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