The Delhi High Court has issued a petition to the National Testing Agency (NTA), alleging inconsistencies in the JEE main examination scorecard, raising concerns over the result accuracy and transparency.
Justice Vikas Mahajan, after hearing the submission from the petitioner’s counsel, determined the case for May 29. The petition filed through advocate Ajay Kumar stated that the petitioner, an Indian citizen studying in Muscat, Oman, appeared for JE Main 2025 in sessions held on 23 January and 2 April.
The argument highlights a discrepancy in which scorecards attached to the same application number displayed two different percent: 55.3923599 and 89.4152364. Copies of both scorecards were sent to NTA for clarification, but on 13 March, the NTA replied that the correct percentage for the first session was 55.3923599. This dismissed other scorecards, claiming that it was forged, and referred to the case to the UrfM) Committee.
The petition alleged that the UFM Committee did not conduct any investigation before determining or issued a show-cause notice. The petitioner was never officially informed about any final report. Meanwhile, the petitioner appeared for session two on 2 April, but when the results were published on April 19, their scorecard was marked as “UFM”, stating that he was debated for “2025–26 and 2026–27.” The NTA cited paragraph 5.5 of JEE Main 2025 Information Bulletin to justify this action.
The plea argues that the rules about many scorecards apply only to cases where a candidate submits more than one application form, while the petitioner had only one application. Without a formal UFM investigation or evidence of misconduct, the petitioner claims that NTA incorrectly flagged off its scorecard and banned two years.
The argument stated that on 20 May, the NTA informed the petitioner that the final scorecard was uploaded, but until May 21, the result still reflects the UFM status. The petition has highlighted that admission to NITs, IIITs, and other centrally funded technical institutes (CFTI) for foreign students begins in early June. Without the timely improvement of the results, the petitioner faces significant failures to gain admission under the DASA scheme. (AI)
