Supreme Court rejects plea challenging six NEET UG 2026 re-exam answer keys

The Supreme Court has rejected a writ petition by National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 candidate Gayatri Arun against the answer keys of six questions in the NEET entrance exam which was re-conducted on June 21, 2026. A bench headed by PS Narasimha and Alok Arad refused to intervene in the results of the NTA.

The petition has been filed after the NEET UG 2026 re-exam results were announced, the student had submitted that the mistakes in the final answer key had lowered her score and All India Rank (AIR).

The petition had alleged that the candidate had raised objections to six provisional answer keys in the objection window opened by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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Earlier plea before Kerala HC

Earlier, she filed the petition before the Kerala High Court asking for the release of the final answer key at least 3 days before the results but the court has rejected the plea on July 16, 2026.

The final answer key of the NEET UG 2016 exam and the re-exam result was also released on the same day by the NTA. The petitioner then moved the Supreme Court this time challenging the correctness of six answers in the final key.

Which questions were challenged

The questions which are challenged are question No. 52, Organic Chemistry (Haloalkanes/Stereochemistry); question No. 61, Physical Chemistry (Chemical Kinetics); question no. 67, Botany (Plant Kingdom, Gymnosperms); question no. 102, and Zoology for question nos. 150 (Human Physiology: Excretion) and 174 (Evolution).

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The applicant argued that the disputed answers were either logically or mathematically inconsistent, outside the prescribed syllabus, inconsistent with NCERT textbook, or incorrectly identified in the final answer key. She claimed the answer key was "demonstrably inconsistent" with the prescribed text.