Archive · 29 Jul 2026
High Court Orders NTA to Produce Original OMR Sheet
A student named Sreja Mahanti took the NEET exam and thinks she got fewer marks than she should have.
She says the scanned copy of her answer sheet online doesn't match what she wrote.
The court asked the exam agency, NTA, to show the original answer sheet to check if there's a mistake.
The NTA says the scanned copy is correct.
The court will look into this on July 31.
High Court directs NTA to produce the original OMR sheet of a NEET candidate.
Candidate alleges discrepancy between scanned OMR and her actual responses.
Candidate claims she should have scored 659 marks but was awarded 259.
NTA maintains the scanned OMR sheet on their portal is accurate.
Next hearing scheduled for July 31.
- Who
- Sreja Mahanti, a NEET candidate
- What
- Discrepancy in marks due to alleged mismatch in OMR sheets
- When
- June 21 (retest), July 31 (next hearing)
- Where
- High Court
- Why
- To verify the authenticity of the OMR sheet and resolve the marks discrepancy
Candidate's Allegation
NTA's Position
Discrepancy in Marks
Candidate's Allegation
The candidate alleges that the scanned OMR sheet does not match her marked responses and that she deserves 659 marks but was awarded only 259.
NTA's Position
The NTA maintains that the scanned OMR sheet available on their portal is accurate and reflects the candidate's responses.
- Petitioner
- Sreja Mahanti
- Exam
- NEET
- Date of Retest
- June 21
- Original Exam Date
- May 3, 2026
- Court
- High Court
- Judge
- Justice Amrita Sinha
- NTA
- National Testing Agency