The National Testing Agency faces fresh wave of problems as experts and students flag serious errors in JEE Main papers of April 2025.
Students from Kota have flagged at least nine disputed questions in physics, chemistry and mathematics papers following the release of answer keys, question papers and recorded responses.
Expert reviews from leading institutes back the claims, adding fuel to growing criticism of NTA's competence and transparency.
Among the objections, four are from physics, three from chemistry and two from mathematics papers. Experts say these are not minor ambiguities but outright factual errors.
A director of a coaching centre told TOI, "objections have been submitted with evidence," urging NTA to award bonus marks or drop the flawed questions altogether.
An example given by a physics expert involves a question on hydrogen-like ions where NTA's solution assumes an atomic number of 2, while it should be 3. Another question on current electricity lists 125mA as the correct answer instead of the actual reading of 5mA. A third question on equivalent resistance offered no correct option at all.
What is concerning is this is not an isolated incident. The NTA has faced increasing backlash over the past year, particularly following technical glitches in CUET-UG 2024, errors in NEET UG answer keys, and opaque objection-handling protocols. Each controversy has increased the demand for a regulatory overhaul.
Students and coaching institutes are waiting for NTA's response to the objections. However, faith in the agency's credibility has already taken a hit.
The stakes of JEE Main high as even a single mark can drastically alter a candidate's future.
Students from Kota have flagged at least nine disputed questions in physics, chemistry and mathematics papers following the release of answer keys, question papers and recorded responses.
Expert reviews from leading institutes back the claims, adding fuel to growing criticism of NTA's competence and transparency.
Among the objections, four are from physics, three from chemistry and two from mathematics papers. Experts say these are not minor ambiguities but outright factual errors.
A director of a coaching centre told TOI, "objections have been submitted with evidence," urging NTA to award bonus marks or drop the flawed questions altogether.
An example given by a physics expert involves a question on hydrogen-like ions where NTA's solution assumes an atomic number of 2, while it should be 3. Another question on current electricity lists 125mA as the correct answer instead of the actual reading of 5mA. A third question on equivalent resistance offered no correct option at all.
What is concerning is this is not an isolated incident. The NTA has faced increasing backlash over the past year, particularly following technical glitches in CUET-UG 2024, errors in NEET UG answer keys, and opaque objection-handling protocols. Each controversy has increased the demand for a regulatory overhaul.
Students and coaching institutes are waiting for NTA's response to the objections. However, faith in the agency's credibility has already taken a hit.
The stakes of JEE Main high as even a single mark can drastically alter a candidate's future.
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