JEE Main candidate approaches Delhi HC against alleged discrepancy in response sheet

The High Court has sought a response from the NTA within four weeks on the alleged JEE Main discrepancy

The National Testing Agency (NTA) and various national level examinations conducted by it like the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), Common University Entrance Test (CUET) or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG have been controversial since their inception. In a recent development, the parent of JEE Main aspirant has approached Delhi High Court over alleged discrepancies in the answer key.

Aditya Mittal, a JEE(Main) aspirant, gave JEE Main session 2 exams on July 27 and after a few days, the NTA uploaded a response sheet of candidates on its official website. Mittal has approached Delhi HC alleging glaring discrepancies in the answer key uploaded by NTA.

In his Writ petition, Mittal has claimed that the NTA released two different response sheets, first on August 3 and then a revised one on August 4.

The revised answer uploaded on August 4 did not match with the one uploaded a day before. The students discovered a discrepancy in at least 13 questions, following this his father moved to the High Court and sought an urgent hearing on the matter.

As per the petition filed in High Court, JEE (Mains) 2022 was conducted in two sessions for admissions in the next academic session. It is not mandatory for a candidate to appear in both sessions, however, if a candidate appears in more than one session, his/her best JEE (Mains) 2022 scores are to be considered for the preparation of the merit list/ranking. To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer.

The Petitioner contends that he attempted 58 out of 75 questions. As per the response sheet published on Aug 3, the candidate scored 212 marks, while as per the response sheet downloaded on Aug 4, the petitioner would secure only 168 marks, which would push his rank behind 50000 candidates.

Aggrieved by this discrepancy, the petitioner approached High Court seeking direction to NTA to rectify the errors in his response sheet. As an interim relief, by way of the instant application, the Petitioner seeking a stay on the declaration of the results by the NTA, contending that in case results are declared without correcting the errors, the petitioner’s future and career would be gravely jeopardised.

According to the petitioner’s father, “NTA released it on August 3, due to heavy rush, we couldn’t see it. After a lot of hustle-bustle, we could access it by night. We checked it at night & then in the morning. Astonishingly, the figures dramatically changed overnight.”

The High Court has refused to give any interim relief to the petitioner and has sought a response from the NTA within four weeks.

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