Two applicants have petitioned the court, claiming that their scorecards were falsified.
A committee of experts was established by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to look into the purported inconsistencies and anomalies in the JEE (Mains) 2025 exam.
The committee would look into the differences in the first session of the JEE (Mains) 2025 exam, according to Justice Vikas Mahajan.
"Regardless, both parties agree that consulting specialists is essential to learning the facts about the situation. As a result, the Court directed that the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) handle the case.
The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Director was also instructed by the Court to finish the investigation as soon as possible and submit a report in a sealed cover by May 22.
According to Justice Mahajan, the directive is being given because the JEE (Advanced) 2025 results will be announced on June 2.
Two applicants have petitioned the High Court, claiming that the final scores for the exam's first session was tampered with.
On behalf of the petitioners, advocate Deepak Jain contended that the composite scorecard announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the scorecards they downloaded differed.
One of the candidates reported a disparity in the findings of session II in addition to having the same problem in the first session.
According to him, it was discovered that the quantity of inquiries that were attempted was inaccurate.
The NTA countered that the National Informatics Centre (NIC) handles the entire procedure and that no human intervention occurs during the exams.
"The audit log is here. The scorecard cannot be tampered with by humans. Senior Advocate Rupesh Kumar informed the Court, "NIC uploads the scorecard and certifies that there has been no alteration in the scorecard and the response sheet.
Based on the percentage he had relied on, the Court also let one of the candidates to register for the JEE (Advanced) exam after reviewing the case.
"The petitioner may submit his application for JEE (Advanced) in light of the unusual events and circumstances mentioned above. The Court observed, "Respondent no.4/JEE (Advanced) is requested to process the said application."
It was made clear that no special equity is established and that the interim directives are contingent upon the resolution of this issue.
The Court further stated that the candidate's JEE Advanced results would not be made public and that they must be presented to the court under sealed cover.
The next hearing on the case is scheduled for May 23.
The candidates were represented by advocates Deepak Jain, Jaspreet Aulakh, Anoushka Singh, Dashampreet Kaur, Sajal Gupta, and Aksh Raina.
The NTA was represented by Aditya Kumar, Pragya Bhushan, Tarandeep Singh, Vilakshana Dayma, Alekshendra Sharma, Senior Advocate Rupesh Kumar with Sanjay Khanna, and Standing Counsel Pankhuri Srivastava.
Advocates Rajat Dubey and Animesh Ratogi joined Senior Panel Counsel Neha Rastogi in their appearance at NIC.
Arjun Mitra, an advocate, took the JEE (Advanced) exam at IIT Kanpur.
The Union of India was represented by Government Pleader Aastha Gupta, along with Advocates Manish Kapoor, Kiran Bharti, and Parul Mittal.
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