Student moves Bombay HC over alleged score discrepancy in NEET UG 2026

A NEET UG 2026 candidate from Maharashtra's Beed district has approached the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, alleging a major discrepancy between his calculated score and the marks declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The petitioner, Soham Gavte, has claimed that based on his OMR answer sheet and the official NEET UG 2026 answer key, he should have scored 522 marks. However, the scorecard issued by the NTA awarded him only 95 marks.

According to his counsel, advocate Mahendra Gandle, the discrepancy came to light after the NEET UG 2026 results were announced on July 16.

"After examining the available documents and evidence, we found merit in the student's claim. Therefore, we have filed a writ petition before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court. The matter has been listed for hearing on July 23," Gandle said.

The advocate said the student's OMR sheet was evaluated using the official answer key, which indicated a score of 522 marks, but the final result reflected only 95 marks.

He further alleged that the student contacted the NTA immediately after discovering the discrepancy and sought clarification through multiple channels.

According to Gandle, the candidate sent seven emails and repeatedly called the examination agency regarding the issue.

He claimed that the NTA responded to one of the emails, stating that the matter would be resolved within 16 hours. However, he alleged that no further communication or corrective action followed.

After failing to receive a satisfactory resolution from the examination authority, the student filed a writ petition before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court seeking directions over the alleged discrepancy in his NEET UG 2026 result.

The matter is scheduled to be heard on July 23.

The National Testing Agency has not issued any official statement on the allegations. The claims made in the petition are currently under judicial consideration and have not been independently verified.