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New Delhi, July 6, 2025:
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the final answer key and result of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025, upholding the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) conduct of the examination and its evaluation process.
The petition, filed by a candidate who secured an All India Rank of 6783 and a General Category Rank of 3195, specifically contested the answer provided by the NTA to Question No. 136 (Code No. 47). The petitioner argued that the answer given by the NTA was incorrect and, citing the NCERT Class XI Biology textbook, claimed that all the listed factors in the question regulate the cardiac activities of the heart. The candidate sought a correction of the answer key and a revision of the results, also requesting a stay on the ongoing counselling process as interim relief.
A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan heard the plea. The petitioner’s counsel referenced the Supreme Court’s intervention in the 2024 NEET-UG examination, where corrections were ordered based on an expert report from IIT-Delhi. However, the bench declined to interfere, emphasizing that intervention in such matters, especially at this stage, would disrupt the integrity of a national-level examination. Justice Narasimha remarked, “Exam matter we are not going to interfere. You may be right on principle that there could be multiple correct answers. Despite that, to interfere in an all-India exam at this stage, will create…”.
The bench clarified that its previous intervention in NEET-UG 2024 was due to widespread grievances and significant discrepancies in that year’s exam, which was not the case for NEET-UG 2025. After reviewing the submissions and materials, the court stated, “Having heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and on carefully perusing the material placed on record, we are not inclined to entertain this petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed”.
Disclaimer:
This article is based on information available from Medical Dialogues and related public reports as of July 6, 2025. The details provided reflect the Supreme Court’s decision and the arguments presented in court. For official documentation and further updates, readers should refer to the Supreme Court’s published order and the National Testing Agency’s notifications.
