“Tragedy Of Errors”: Students And Parents Allege Major Discrepancies In JEE Main 2025 Exam

JEE Main Result 2025 Session 2: The National Testing Agency (NTA) recently released the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 answer key. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now access the answer key, response sheet, and question paper PDF through the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. This allows aspirants to estimate their scores and analyze their performance prior to the announcement of the final results. The window to raise objections against the provisional answer key was open until April 13, 2025 (11:50 PM).

Several students and parents have taken to social media to express serious concerns over discrepancies in the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 response sheets released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Many claim that the response sheets do not accurately reflect the number of questions attempted or the answers marked during the exam.

One user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Tragedy of errors – JEE Main response sheet is different from what students actually filled in many cases, plus a lot of answers are wrongly given by @NTA_Exams."

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Another user said, "Many blunders! But how can we raise the issue with NTA on an individual basis?"

A concerned parent shared their frustration, stating, "My daughter attempted 71 questions. During submission, it showed 71 attempted. Now, in the response sheet, it shows all questions as unanswered. Shocking! NTA is playing with the future of children. We’ve received no response to emails. This is a student who has consistently scored over 250 in mock tests—shocking incompetence by NTA."

The parent further added, "Students prepare for years, and then NTA’s incompetence ruins it all. Exams like GMAT are conducted so professionally—you get your score right after the test. Unbelievable!"

Echoing similar sentiments, another parent remarked, "We're also facing the same issue with the answer sheet provided by NTA. We sincerely request the management to review the discrepancies and ensure error-free results."

Another parent said, "Same with my daughter—she has consistently scored between 180–190 in practice tests. The answer sheet now shows incorrect options that she never marked."

Yet another parent voiced concern, saying, "My daughter attempted 50 questions, but the response sheet shows only 48. Several answers are shown as wrong attempts. We’ll be mailing NTA about this blunder. I’m deeply worried for her."

A student also questioned the integrity of the evaluation process, saying, "How can students trust the correction process? Both sessions had similar issues, and many students are facing the same problems. Why is this happening even in computer-based mode? They’re not even responding to emails!"

According to a report by The Times of India, students and parents have pointed out approximately nine factual errors in the NTA answer key—four in Physics, three in Chemistry, and two in Mathematics.