"There can be multiple correct answers", Supreme Court refuses plea challenging NEET-UG 2025 final answer key

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 examination's final answer key and result declared thereon by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

"We are going to dismiss it...just same matter we dismissed day before yesterday..", Justice PS Narasimha led bench told the petitioner before it.

When the counsel continued to make submissions, the bench also comprising Justice Mahadevan stated that, "There can be multiple correct answers for a question..to interfere in an all India exam".

The writ petitioner's grievance stemmed from the NTA and MCC's failure to rectify demonstrably incorrect answers in the provisional as well as the final answer key, despite the submission of well-founded objections supported by authoritative academic material.

As per the petition filed by one candidate, namely Shivam Gandhi, this resulted in a gross miscarriage of justice and an unconstitutional deprivation of marks that critically impact his merit and career prospects. The Petitioner claimed to be a genuine and diligent candidate who appeared for the NEET-UG 2025 examination who is seeking judicial intervention against the arbitrary and erroneous declaration of the final answer key and results. A stay on the counselling process as an interim relief had also been sought.

Case Title: Shivam Gandhi vs. NTA