New Delhi, July 4 — The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results, which alleged an error in one of the exam questions. The top court emphasized that it cannot intervene in matters affecting a large number of candidates based on individual grievances.
A bench comprising Justice P S Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan noted that a similar petition had been dismissed earlier this week, and reiterated that courts cannot interfere in large-scale examinations that involve lakhs of students.
“We have already dismissed identical matters,” the bench observed. “We agree there might be multiple correct answers in some cases. But we cannot interfere in an examination that has been attempted by lakhs of candidates. This is not an individual’s dispute — thousands could be affected.”
The petition, filed by a NEET-UG 2025 aspirant, alleged an error in one of the questions and sought a correction in the answer key along with a revised result. The petitioner also urged the court to stay the ongoing counselling process until the dispute was resolved.
However, the Supreme Court maintained that it would not intervene in the matter, highlighting the potential consequences on the larger pool of candidates.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical courses across India. The 2025 edition of the exam saw participation from over 20 lakh students.
The court’s decision comes amid growing demands for reform and transparency in high-stakes national exams, following recent controversies involving alleged paper leaks and answer key discrepancies.
With this dismissal, the NEET-UG 2025 counselling process will continue as scheduled.
