The Bombay High Court has declined an IIT aspirant’s plea to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2025 after the National Testing Agency (NTA) flagged his JEE (Mains) scorecard as a ‘case of unfair means’ (UFM). The court upheld the NTA’s decision, finding no reason to interfere with the UFM designation. The student had claimed scores that did not match the verified scorecard. The court emphasized that assessing individual marks is best left to experts like the NTA. However, the court allowed the student to challenge his debarment separately.

In a related development, the Supreme Court had earlier dismissed a plea by 18 IIT aspirants who had passed Class 12 in 2023, seeking eligibility for JEE-Advanced 2025. The court stated that academic policy decisions lie outside its purview, emphasizing judicial restraint in academic matters.

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