JEE Main Result 2026 Delayed: NTA’s Credibility in Question?

The JEE Main 2026 result delay, a history of dropped questions, discrepancy in responses and operational issues put NTA under fire. More transparency and accountability are required by NTA to restore faith in India’s largest testing body. Check why mistrust builds among stakeholders.

JEE Main 2026 Result Delay Revives Concerns Over NTA's Exam Processes

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the JEE Main 2026 result declaration. What was earlier scheduled to be released by February 12 will now be available by February 16. This sudden announcement last evening has stirred up discussions over NTA’s reliability.

While students are anxiously waiting for the results. Coaching and subject experts recall the past controversies relating to the country’s most popular and prominent exam-conducting body, NTA.

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Dropped Questions

In the JEE Main 2025 January session exam, NTA dropped 12 questions from the final answer key due to errors (the highest number in recent years). This trend was observed in the past years as well, though in smaller numbers, where out-of-syllabus and wrong questions and answer options were found. This increased students' stress and wasted their time during the already challenging exam.

Parliamentary Scrutiny Over Repeated Lapses

In 2025, a parliamentary standing committee formally reprimanded NTA for its exam conduct, highlighting the dropping of 12 questions from the final key. The committee said such “avoidable” problems undermine student confidence and disrupt academic planning.

The panel also highlighted issues in other national exams conducted by NTA, such as CUET UG and NEET UG, noting postponements and lapses that affected admission processes across universities.

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Students’ Report Discrepancies in Response Sheet

In the past, many students have reported glitches with response sheets. Some candidates claimed that their recorded answers in the response sheets did not match what they had marked during the exam. Such cases also reached the Delhi High Court, though the decision was in NTA’s favour.

All these challenges greatly affected students, leaving both them and their parents frustrated. Clear communication with proper accountability and transparency could help ease the anxiety of stakeholders and also help restore faith in the testing agency.