The Delhi High Court directed the National Testing Agency to form an expert committee to examine alleged errors in the History paper of the UGC NET December 2025 cycle after candidates reported incorrect questions and translations.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to set up an expert committee to investigate alleged errors in the History paper of the UGC NET December 2025 cycle.
The directive follows complaints about the History exam held between December 2025 and January 2026, where several candidates alleged that nine questions and two translations were incorrect. They say they raised objections after the provisional answer key was published on January 14, but received no clarification when the final results were declared on February 4.
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A petitioner, Kartikey Kahol, approached the High Court, claiming he missed qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by two marks because of incorrect options provided by the NTA.
The court noted that some answer options were so closely worded that they could have confused test-takers. The bench directed the NTA to award two marks to the petitioner, which elevated him into the JRF qualifying list.
The High Court’s order requires that:
- An expert committee be constituted within four weeks.
- The committee examine grievances submitted by candidates.
- A reasoned decision be issued within four weeks thereafter.
The court emphasised the broader impact of the issue that 60,777 candidates sat for the History paper, and the alleged discrepancies could affect a large number of aspirants.
Several students said their objections referenced established academic sources, including works by historians such as Satish Chandra and Abhishek Yadav, but claimed those challenges were dismissed without substantive explanation. Candidates also pointed out that a fee of Rs 200 was charged for each question challenged, yet there was no transparency about how subject experts evaluated the objections.
With the court directing an expert review, it remains uncertain whether the December 2025 UGC NET History results will be revised for other affected candidates.
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