Six NEET-UG candidates move Supreme Court over alleged discrepancies in OMR sheets
Six NEET-UG candidates have petitioned the Supreme Court of India, alleging discrepancies between their marked OMR sheets and the copies provided by the National Testing Agency. The students are seeking an urgent hearing to resolve these issues before the medical counselling process begins.
Why it matters
The integrity of the NEET-UG examination is a major concern for students and parents in India, especially following previous cancellations and re-conducted exams.
Six NEET-UG candidates approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) alleging discrepancies between the answers they had marked in their OMR sheets during the examination and the copies of those sheets made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, seeking an early hearing before the commencement of the counselling process.
The lawyer told a Bench comprising Chief Justice Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana that the case pertains to six students who secured more than 600 and 650 marks but claim that the OMR sheets uploaded by the NTA differ from the answers they had actually marked during the examination.
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