A NEET-UG 2026 candidate has approached the Delhi High Court alleging serious irregularities in the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) evaluation process after his score on the official results portal allegedly changed three times within 24 hours.

The petitioner has claimed that the OMR answer sheet displayed by the NTA is not the one he filled during the examination and has sought production and preservation of his original physical OMR sheet for independent verification. The matter is expected to be heard by the Delhi High Court on Friday.

Candidate Alleges Score Changed Three Times

According to the petition, the student appeared for the NEET-UG examination on June 21 and, after comparing his responses with the provisional and final answer keys, estimated that he should score around 620 marks.

The plea states that when results were declared on July 16, the NTA portal initially displayed a score of 650 marks. After logging out and signing in again, the score allegedly changed to 500 marks before dropping further to 135 marks the following day.

The petition claims that the NTA has not provided any explanation for the successive changes in the displayed score.

Student Disputes OMR Sheet

Represented by Advocate Vineet Jindal, the petitioner said he submitted multiple emails to the NTA and also filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking records related to his evaluation and his original OMR sheet.

The petition states that the student later visited the NTA office in New Delhi on July 20, where officials showed him an OMR sheet on a computer screen and identified it as his answer sheet.

However, the student disputed its authenticity, claiming it was not the OMR sheet he had filled during the examination. According to the plea, officials informed him that it was the only OMR sheet available in the agency’s records and that the same document would be produced before the court. The sheet was later emailed to him, which he continues to contest.

Plea Seeks Independent Verification

The petition also points to an alleged discrepancy in a calculation sheet provided by the NTA, which reportedly mentions the examination date as July 21, 2026, instead of June 21, 2026.

According to the petitioner, the error raises concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the agency’s records.

The plea clarifies that the student is not seeking re-evaluation of his answers. Instead, it requests the court to direct the NTA to produce and preserve the original physical OMR sheet, along with related electronic records, including server logs, scanning logs, audit trails and metadata.

The petitioner has also sought the appointment of an independent expert, forensic laboratory or court commissioner to examine the original OMR sheet and related records. In addition, the plea requests permission for the student to participate in the ongoing NEET-UG 2026 counselling process while the matter is being examined.

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