The order was passed after a petition was filed in the SC that challenged the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2017 rank list along with the bonus marks awarded to aspirants who appeared for the exams.
The Supreme Court (SC) has stalled the counseling and admission process for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for this academic year until it can figure out a solution over the grace marks awarded for wrong and vague questions.
A bench comprising of justices Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar also prevented the high courts across the country from entertaining any more petitions pertaining to this issue. The apex court's move affects lakhs of candidates who attempted the exams and are currently undergoing counseling.
The order was passed after a petition was filed in the SC that challenged the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2017 rank list along with the bonus marks awarded to aspirants who appeared for the exams. On June 4, when the answer key to the question paper was released, objections were raised over some questions in Paper I and Paper II that led to IIT-Madras — which held this year's exams, awarding a total of 18 marks to all candidates appearing for the examination.
The petition, filed by two aspirants challenged the grace marks awarded to students who had not even attempted the seven questions, claiming it to be arbitrary and in violation of the rights of those who successfully attempted the particular questions. The candidates — who cleared the exams — suggested a revision of the rank list. They claimed that their ranking was hit because of the bonus marks awarded which would severely affect their chances in getting admission at a college of their choice.
Alternatively, the petitioner said the institution should conduct fresh examinations and prepare a fresh merit list or grant all students another opportunity to appear in the examination to be conducted in 2018.
Representing the candidates, advocate Vikas Singh argued that the list of successfully candidates must be revised and bonus marks should not be given to those who did not attempt the faulty questions.
"If granting bonus marks is a problem, it has to be solved by us at the earliest," the bench said after briefly hearing the arguments and posting the matter for hearing on July 10.
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