In a sharp twist to the JEE (Main) 2025 saga, the Delhi High Court has roped in forensic experts to investigate what could be a major breach in the nation’s most competitive engineering exam. With allegations of manipulated scorecards casting a shadow on the National Testing Agency’s digital sanctity, the Court isn’t taking any chances.
Two candidates stepped forward, alleging their JEE (Main) session I results were tampered with. The discrepancies were enough to raise judicial eyebrows. Enter the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), summoned by the bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan to cut through the noise and get to the digital heart of the matter.
“It is imperative to refer the matter to the experts,” the Court said, sending the case straight into the hands of CFSL, which has been ordered to wrap up its analysis and submit a sealed report by May 22—just in time, given that JEE (Advanced) results are expected on June 2.
The candidates claim a mismatch between the scorecards they initially downloaded and the official composite scorecards published by the NTA. One of them also flagged anomalies in their session II scores, particularly in the tally of attempted questions.
On the other side, the National Testing Agency denied any possibility of manipulation. The entire process, they argued, is automated and handled by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). “There cannot be any human interference,” the agency’s counsel asserted, pointing to audit logs and digital trails that, in their view, seal the integrity of the process.
Despite that defense, the Court decided to err on the side of caution. One of the petitioners has been granted interim permission to register for the JEE (Advanced) 2025, though with a caveat—their result won’t be declared just yet. Instead, it’ll be tucked away in a sealed envelope until the investigation is complete.
The courtroom is set to reopen this chapter on May 23, with everyone—students, parents, officials—waiting to see what CFSL unearths from the digital dust.
No conclusions have been drawn yet. But for now, the JEE 2025 scorecard controversy has officially gone forensic.