6 NEET candidates move Supreme Court claiming discrepancies in OMR answer sheets

Six students who took the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) have approached the Supreme Court alleging that the answers they originally marked in their OMR sheets differ from those now reflected in the OMR sheets uploaded by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The matter was mentioned this morning, whether the students' counsel urged the Court to take up the matter at the earliest

Responding to a query on whether there was any urgency involved in the case, the petitioners' counsel pointed out that the NEET counselling process was already in progress and that the plea concerned only six students.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohan agreed to list the plea for hearing.

"We will list it," said CJI Kant.

The petitioners' counsel today submitted that all six students had secured more than 600–650 marks in the NEET exams. He contended that the alleged discrepancies in their OMR sheets could significantly affect their admission prospects.

Seeking an urgent hearing, the counsel told the Court that the students had repeatedly approached the NTA to resolve the issue but received no relief.

"We have sent a number of emails. We even visited the NTA office. The officer directly said, 'Go to the Supreme Court. We don't bother about this,'" submitted the counsel.

The petition comes at a time when the Supreme Court is examining structural reforms to the conduct of NEET following the 2026 paper leak controversy. The top court recently stressed the need to institutionalise reforms within the NTA instead of relying on ad hoc measures.

The NTA had earlier released scanned copies of candidates' OMR answer sheets and provided a window for candidates to challenge any discrepancies in the recorded responses before the results were finalised.

In recent days, the Bombay High Court issued notice on a petition alleging a mismatch between a candidate's expected and declared score. The Delhi High Court has also been moved by a student claiming that his score changed multiple times on the NTA portal.

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