NEET UG 2026 Result Row: Candidates allege OMR sheet swaps and score mismatches with the answer key.
NEET UG 2026 Result Controversy: Many students are claiming on social media that the marks shown on their official scorecards do not match their OMR sheets or the final answer key.
NEET UG 2026 Result Controversy: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has once again found itself embroiled in controversy following the release of the NEET UG 2026 re-exam results. Many students are claiming on social media that the marks displayed on their official scorecards do not align with their OMR sheets or the final answer key. Allegations range from the swapping of OMR sheets to claims that scores changed within a span of just a few hours. Addressing these allegations, the NTA stated that the cases in question have been investigated, and the original OMR sheets held in the agency’s records are correct.
According to the NTA, the actual OMR sheets were sent to the respective candidates’ registered email addresses during the OMR response-key challenge window. The agency claims that some OMR sheets circulating on social media have been digitally altered or created using AI. The NTA clarified that the declared results in such cases are accurate and that creating, tampering with, or sharing fake OMR sheets on social media is a punishable offense under the Public Examinations Act, 2024.
Allegation of OMR Sheet Swapping
According to reports, Dnyaneshwari Pawar, a student from Wadvani, Maharashtra, has alleged that the OMR sheet uploaded to the NTA website is not hers. Her father, Anil Kumar Pawar, states that they possess the original question paper used during the exam, leading them to believe that the OMR sheet uploaded to the website is different. The family claims they cross-checked their answers against the NTA’s official answer key, which should have resulted in a score of approximately 702 out of 720; however, the official scorecard showed only 87 marks.
Kanpur student claims marks changed within two hours
Arya Singh, a student from Kanpur, has also alleged a technical glitch in the results. She stated that the sequence of questions on her OMR sheet was initially incorrect—an issue she had reported to the NTA. Although the NTA later provided a revised OMR sheet, her score remained unchanged. According to Arya, when she checked the result around midnight on July 16, it showed 540 marks; however, upon revisiting the website about two hours later, the score had dropped to just 167—the figure currently displayed. She has emailed the NTA and the Union Education Minister, attaching all relevant documents and demanding an investigation. She has vowed to escalate the matter to the President, Prime Minister, and Chief Minister if appropriate action is not taken.
Regarding claims by Ms. Arya Singh (App No. 260410434102) about her NEET (UG) 2026 OMR answer sheet:
— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) July 20, 2026
NTA has verified the record.
The genuine OMR of the candidate is with NTA. It was also emailed to her at the registered e-mail address during the OMR Response Key challenge…
NTA responds to the allegations
Amidst the claims circulating on social media regarding OMR sheets and scores, the NTA has presented its side of the story. The agency stated that it has examined the records of the candidates whose cases have gone viral, and the original OMR sheets held by the NTA are entirely accurate. According to the agency, the actual OMR sheets were sent to the registered email addresses of all concerned candidates during the OMR response-key challenge window. The NTA claimed that some OMR sheets being shared on social media had been digitally tampered with.
What did the NTA say?
According to the agency, the timestamp of the invigilator’s signature on Arya Singh’s viral OMR sheet had been altered, while in the case of Lakshya Singh, additional answers had been digitally inserted. Meanwhile, the claims made by Abhay Yadav were also stated to be inconsistent with the official records. The NTA clarified that the scores of 167 for Arya Singh, 116 for Lakshya Singh, and 164 for Abhay Yadav are correct and that there are no discrepancies according to official records. The agency warned that creating fake OMR sheets, tampering with them, or circulating them on social media constitutes a punishable offense under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and that legal action will be taken in such cases.
