650 to 135 in 24 hours: NEET student alleges score changed thrice, moves Delhi HC

A NEET-UG 2026 candidate has moved the Delhi High Court after his score on the NTA portal allegedly changed three times in a day and he disputed the OMR sheet shown to him. The plea seeks the original sheet and digital records, raising questions over exam record handling.NEET-UG 2026 aspirant moves Delhi HC after score changed thrice in 24 hoursA 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 result portal allegedly changed three times within 24 hours.Claiming that the answer sheet shown by the NTA is not the one he filled during the examination, the student has sought production and preservation of his original physical OMR sheet for independent verification.The petition, filed through Advocate Vineet Jindal, seeks directions to the NTA to produce and preserve the student's original physical OMR answer sheet along with all related examination records. The plea aims to facilitate an independent verification of the evaluation process. The matter is likely to come up before the Delhi High Court on Friday.SCORE ALLEGEDLY CHANGED THREE TIMESAccording to the petition, the student appeared for the NEET-UG 2026 examination held on June 21. After matching his responses with the provisional and final answer keys, he estimated that he should score around 620 marks. However, when the results were declared on July 16, the NTA portal allegedly displayed 650 marks initially. After the portal logged him out, and he signed in again, the score reportedly changed to 500 marks. By the following day, the displayed score had dropped to 135 marks, as reported by ANI. The petition states that the NTA has not provided any explanation for these successive changes.STUDENT DISPUTES OMR SHEET SHOWN BY NTA Following the discrepancy, the student sent multiple email representations to the NTA and also filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking records related to his evaluation and the original OMR sheet.The petition states that he later visited the NTA office in New Delhi on July 20, where officials showed him an OMR sheet on a computer screen, claiming it was his answer sheet. The student, however, disputed its authenticity, maintaining that it was not the OMR sheet he had filled during the examination.According to the plea, despite his objection, officials informed him that it was the only OMR sheet available in their records and that the same document would also be produced before the Court. The same OMR sheet was subsequently emailed to him, which he continues to contest.PLEA FLAGS DISCREPANCY IN NTA RECORDSThe petition also points to an alleged error in a calculation sheet supplied by the NTA. It reportedly mentions the examination date as July 21, 2026, instead of June 21, 2026, when the NEET-UG examination was actually conducted.According to the petitioner, this discrepancy raises concerns about the authenticity and reliability of the records maintained by the agency.RELIEFS SOUGHT BEFORE THE COURTThe petition clarifies that the student is not seeking re-evaluation of his answers. Instead, it is limited to verification of the original physical OMR sheet and the related electronic records.It seeks directions for the NTA to produce the original OMR sheet before the Court, preserve all relevant digital records, including server logs, scanning logs, audit trails and metadata, and allow the student to participate in the ongoing NEET-UG 2026 counselling process.The plea also requests the appointment of an independent expert, forensic laboratory or Court Commissioner to examine the original OMR sheet and the connected electronic records and submit a report before the Court.The case raises questions over the integrity of the examination evaluation process and the handling of candidates' records. The Delhi High Court is expected to consider the student's plea on Friday, with the petitioner seeking judicial intervention to verify the authenticity of his original OMR sheet and the records maintained by the NTA.- EndsPublished By: Apoorva AnandPublished On: Jul 30, 2026 08:45 IST