NEET-UG 2025 Mess: Students Left Fuming Over Exam Blunders

Let’s talk about what’s going on

So, NEET-UG 2025 happened on May 4—the make-or-break exam for medical hopefuls across India. And guess what? It’s turned into a complete disaster. From messed up question papers to questions that weren’t even in the syllabus, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has really outdone itself this time. Thousands of students who’ve been grinding for years are now stuck wondering if their future depends on luck rather than preparation.

Breaking down the NEET-UG 2025 chaos

When the exam booklet itself is a test

Picture this: You’re in the exam hall, heart pounding, and you open your booklet—only to find pages all jumbled up. That’s exactly what happened in Sikar (Rajasthan) and several centers in Gujarat. One student told me, “By the time I realized the sequence was wrong, I’d already marked half my answers in the wrong columns.” Total nightmare. Parents went straight to the NTA and education department, but here’s the thing—nobody’s fixing anything.

NTA’s selective hearing problem

Here’s where it gets frustrating. The NTA responded to Gujarat complaints but completely ignored Sikar. Like it never happened. Social media exploded with #NEETScam and #NTAResign trending for days. And you can’t blame students for asking: “If they can’t even get the basics right, how can we trust them with our futures?”

Surprise! Questions you never studied

As if the booklet mess wasn’t enough, students found physics questions from topics nowhere in the syllabus. A Mumbai kid said, “Three questions—we never even covered this stuff!” That’s like showing up for a cricket match and being asked to play basketball.

How students and parents are reacting

From tweets to the streets

The backlash was instant. Within two days, over 1,500 complaints piled up—students demanding grace marks or a complete re-test. Student unions are talking lawsuits, calling this “yet another NTA failure.” And honestly? They’ve got a point.

The human cost nobody’s talking about

Let me tell you about Riya (name changed), a student I spoke to. Two years of preparation, endless coaching classes, family sacrifices—all riding on this one exam. “Now it feels like my future depends on how lucky I was with my question paper,” she said, voice shaking. And it’s not just mental stress—each retake costs ₹5,000+, not counting coaching fees. For many families, that’s huge.

Is anyone actually fixing this?

NTA’s track record isn’t great

This isn’t new. Remember JEE-Main 2024? Twelve documented errors. At some point, we’ve got to ask—is the NTA more interested in conducting massive exams than conducting them right?

What experts say needs to change

Education activists are screaming for reforms: digital verification of papers, third-party checks, real-time complaint systems. One expert put it perfectly: “We’ve got the technology to prevent this—if only someone would use it properly.”

What’s happening legally?

Gujarat’s playing the waiting game

The state education ministry says they’re “collecting evidence.” Translation: lots of talk, little action. A government official told me, “We’re working on it”—the most meaningless phrase in bureaucracy.

Courts might have to step in

Here’s some hope: In 2018, the Supreme Court actually ordered a NEET re-test for similar errors. Now, NGOs are preparing PILs, and student groups want Parliament to take notice. Will history repeat itself?

Wrapping this up

At the end of the day, NEET-UG 2025 isn’t just about some printing errors. It’s about a system that keeps failing the very students it’s meant to serve. One exhausted aspirant asked me, “If they can’t run a fair exam, how will we become fair doctors?” Damn good question.

If you’re affected

• NTA’s website (good luck finding answers)
• Student Helpline: 011-40759000 (prepare to be on hold)
• Latest updates from The Indian Express

Source: Times of India – Main