Decimal Error In NEET-PG Form Costs ₹25000. See What Gujarat HC said

The Gujarat High Court directed authorities to allow an MBBS student to correct his NEET-PG application form.

The student had accidentally entered his aggregate MBBS marks as 66.23% instead of 66.32%.

After hearing the case, Justice Desai stated, “Nothing has been brought on record to indicate that the petitioner indulged in any malpractice, attempted to suppress any information, or filed the petition with an intent to misrepresent his case. When a student is seeking admission to a postgraduate medical course, such an inadvertent mathematical mistake should not prove costly to the student, and such a minor error should not be allowed to jeopardise a person’s career.”

However, A fine of Rs 25,000 was imposed on the student