Staff Writer: Sweata Maiti
Last Updated: June 11, 2025, 2:55:00 PM IST
| Synopsis: Despite enhanced security during NEET UG 2025, students and parents are raising serious concerns over printing errors and ambiguous questions in the exam paper. Key complaints include jumbled pages, misnumbered questions, and a question with potentially two correct answers, prompting calls for prompt resolution from the NTA. |
The National Testing Agency’s conduct of NEET‑UG 2025 on May 4, 2025, was lauded for its fortified security measures. However, the exam is now embroiled in controversy as candidates highlight several irregularities in question paper formats.
At multiple centres, particularly in Sikar (Rajasthan) and Jamnagar (Gujarat), students reported receiving booklets with pages printed out of sequence, leading to confusion and misalignment with OMR sheets. Despite raising alarms during the exam, many were instructed to continue, resulting in time loss and answer mismatches.
Compounding the issue, a question (No. 63, Set 45) has been flagged by students and teachers as ambiguous, as it reportedly offers two valid answers—contradicting the one-answer-only format. A university professor from Delhi has formally urged the NTA to nullify this question, citing the unfair impact of such inconsistencies.
Coaching experts warn that even a single flawed question can significantly affect scores, altering rankings and admissions in an already competitive exam environment.
Students and parents are calling on the NTA to:
- Issue official clarification on the printing and content errors
- Ensure impartial redressal of grievances
- Revise scoring to exclude or adjust affected questions
The Ministry of Education—alongside state authorities—had ensured a secure testing environment, but the lack of timely and transparent responses to these complaints is testing stakeholder trust.
As NEET results are due by 14th June, aspirants await swift intervention from the NTA, hoping for corrections before counselling begins.