NTA Rejects NEET-UG OMR Discrepancy Claims, Says Images Were AI-Generated or Digitally Altered

A Public Reproof and Warning

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a detailed public response, strongly denying allegations of widespread evaluation errors made by several NEET-UG candidates. A storm of complaints highlighting stark contrasts between what was expected and what was announced led the agency to disclose that its technical probes uncovered a troubling new development: Several OMR answer sheets and scorecards being circulated online or submitted with complaints had been doctored, falsified or created entirely with AI tools.

Exposing the Digital Manipulation

The agency’s technical review described the sophisticated techniques used to create the faked documents. Some submitted records were found by investigators to have AI regenerated pre-printed areas such as instructional text and column headings that introduced unique typographical errors that are simply non-existent on original sheets. Other files were found to have been tampered with, such as those where personal identity fields like candidate names, parentage, signatures and thumb impressions were digitised and overwritten while the bar codes beneath were left untouched or where completely fake candidate profiles were inserted. These visual changes did not affect the NTA’s assurance that all genuine records linked to secure server databases and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) remained fully intact and accurate.

Heavy Legal Penalties Ahead

The NTA strongly cautioned against making, possessing or circulating fake examination documents, reiterating that declared results stand on the basis of genuine, verified server records. Officials warned that submitting fabricated materials carries a serious punishment under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Offenders will be immediately disqualified from candidature and permanently barred from future examinations as well as possible criminal prosecution, imprisonment and heavy fines.