Delhi High Court seeks NTA's response on alleged JEE Main scorecard discrepancy

Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) in response to a petition alleging discrepancies in a JEE Main 2025 scorecard, raising concerns over result accuracy and procedural fairness. Justice Vikas Mahajan has listed the matter for further hearing on May 29.

The petition, filed through Advocate Ajay Kumar, claims that the petitioner—an Indian student studying in Muscat, Oman—appeared for the JEE Main 2025 in two sessions (January 23 and April 2). However, the candidate allegedly received two different percentiles (55.3923599 and 89.4152364) under the same application number.

Upon seeking clarification, the NTA reportedly dismissed the higher percentile as "forged" and referred the matter to its Unfair Means (UFM) Committee without issuing a show-cause notice or conducting an inquiry. The petitioner contends that no final report was shared despite the UFM Committee's decision.

Subsequently, when the April session results were declared on April 19, the petitioner’s scorecard was marked "UFM," along with a remark stating he was "debarred for 2025-26 and 2026-27." The NTA cited Paragraph 5.5 of the JEE Main 2025 Information Bulletin, which pertains to candidates submitting multiple application forms. However, the petitioner argues that since he had only one application, the rule does not apply.

The plea further states that despite the NTA's assurance on May 20 that the final scorecard had been uploaded, the UFM tag remained as of May 21. With admissions for foreign students under the DASA scheme set to begin in early June, the petitioner claims the unresolved issue could jeopardize his chances of securing a seat in NITs, IIITs, or other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs).