Amid controversy over the inflation of marks that resulted in as many as 67 candidates securing the top rank in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG entrance exam, Maharashtra Minister of Medical Education Hasan Mushrif has alleged graft in the conduct of the exams and demanded they be scrapped.

Mushrif, on Friday, said, “The NEET results declared appear to indicate that the exam was conducted under dubious circumstances, possibly involving bribery. Last year, only two students across the country managed a top score of 720 out of 720. Now, with a significant increase in perfect scores, it has come to light that grace marks were awarded. As a result, students from Maharashtra may be unable to secure admission to any medical college, whether private or government. This is unfair to the students of Maharashtra.”