Supreme Court Hears NEET Candidates' Plea Over OMR Sheet Discrepancies

In a significant development, six candidates from the NEET exam have approached the Supreme Court, claiming inconsistencies between their marked answers and the OMR sheets provided by the NTA. They are seeking a prompt hearing before the counseling process starts. The candidates, who scored between 600 and 650 marks, assert that the uploaded OMR sheets do not reflect their actual answers. Despite attempts to contact the NTA, they received no response. This case follows the rescheduling of the NEET-UG 2026 exam after a question paper leak. Read on for more details about this unfolding situation.

By Narendra Chaudhary Aug 4, 2026, 16:29 IST

Supreme Court Addresses NEET Candidates' Concerns

New Delhi, August 4 - Six candidates who took the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduate courses have filed a petition in the Supreme Court, alleging discrepancies between their marked answers on the OMR sheets and the copies provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The petition was specifically mentioned before a bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant, requesting a hearing before the counseling process begins.

The lawyer representing the candidates informed the bench, which included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohan, that the case involves six students who scored over 600 to 650 marks. They claim that the OMR sheet uploaded by the NTA does not match their recorded answers during the exam.

Additionally, the court was informed that the students had emailed the NTA and even visited their office, but received no response. Following this, the bench agreed to hear the candidates' petition. The NEET-UG 2026 exam was initially scheduled for May 3 but was canceled due to a question paper leak, leading to a rescheduled exam on June 21 by the NTA.