Supreme Court declined to hear a plea over alleged errors in NEET-UG 2025 questions. Petitioner was advised to approach the High Court instead.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday declined to hear a plea that alleged there were “serious errors” in three questions asked in the NEET-UG 2025 examination. The petitioner had claimed that these questions were incorrect and had directly impacted his score by 13 marks.
The matter was brought before a division bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar. The court, however, directed the petitioner to move to the concerned High Court instead.
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The petitioner’s counsel strongly argued that the three questions were factually incorrect and that expert analysis supported his claim.
The lawyer submitted,
“These (three) questions were absolutely wrong. I have taken two expert opinions and those experts also concur with my views. They have certified my views,”
He further told the court that the alleged error in the questions had caused a 13-mark difference in his client’s NEET score.
The NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate) is conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission into undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related programmes across both government and private medical colleges in India.
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However, the Supreme Court was not inclined to entertain the plea at this stage. Justice Narasimha, speaking on behalf of the bench, stated,
“The exam was already over.”
The bench then told the petitioner’s counsel,
“You withdraw this and go to the high court.”
The judges clarified that they did not want to shut off legal options for the petitioner:
“We don’t want to close your remedy.”
In an attempt to salvage the situation, the petitioner’s lawyer requested the apex court to appoint a panel of subject experts to re-examine the disputed questions.
“The bench may take a view after hearing the opinions of a panel of experts,”
he said. He also urged that such a panel could be asked to submit its findings within three days.
Despite these submissions, the bench maintained its stance and showed unwillingness to intervene in the matter. Seeing the court’s reluctance, the counsel eventually chose to withdraw the plea.
This isn’t the first time this year that such concerns have been raised in court regarding the NEET-UG 2025 exam.
On July 4, the Supreme Court had also refused to entertain another petition which challenged the results of NEET-UG 2025 due to an alleged error in one of the exam questions.
CASE TITLE:
SABRA AHMAD vs NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY NTA
W.P.(C) No. 728/2025
