NTA Warns Against Fake NEET OMR Sheets
The testing agency says candidates submitting fabricated or AI-generated answer sheets to challenge NEET results could face legal action.
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India’s National Testing Agency (NTA) has warned candidates against submitting fake or AI-generated answer sheets while challenging NEET-UG results.
The warning followed complaints over the results of the June 21 medical entrance retest, held after the May examination was cancelled over a paper leak.
Some candidates and parents have alleged discrepancies between expected and declared scores, with the claims circulating widely on social media.
The NTA said several optical mark recognition, or OMR, sheets submitted for scrutiny were fake or generated using artificial intelligence.
“NTA is closely monitoring and scrutinizing all complaints,” the agency said. “Students and parents are advised to submit only original OMRs for scrutiny. Any fake or AI-generated OMR may invite legal action against the complainant.”
The agency later rejected claims made by five candidates, saying OMR images circulated by them or on their behalf had been digitally altered, regenerated using AI or modified to add responses that were not present in its records.
The NTA said candidates with genuine complaints should use official channels and submit original documents for verification.
Scanned OMR sheets and recorded responses for the retest were released on July 13, with challenges accepted until July 15.
The use of AI-generated answer sheets marks a new development in result disputes that have previously involved forged scorecards and claims of damaged or altered examination documents, according to officials.
Some officials said the fabricated documents appeared to have been submitted to conceal poor examination performance. They added that manipulating an OMR sheet could not secure admission because medical seats are allotted according to the merit list issued by the NTA.
Counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee under the Directorate General of Health Services and by the respective state counselling authorities.
The complaints verified so far have not shown any discrepancy in the declared results, an NTA official said.
The agency will disclose the number and nature of complaints after completing its review, including how many involved fabricated documents and whether any declared result required correction, officials said.
