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Rashid Khan & Ors. v. National Testing Agency & Ors.

Delhi HC15 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/2864/2026

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Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 2864/2026 & CM APPL. 13973/2026, Rashid Khan & Ors. v. National Testing Agency & Ors., decided 15.04.2026 by Jasmeet Singh, J. Keywords: NEET-UG 2019; NEET-UG 2020; scorecard retrieval; NTA database verification; FMGE 2026; Foreign Medical Graduate Examination; NBEMS Information Bulletin; MBBS abroad; order treated as scorecard; eligibility discharge; parity with Amrita v. Union of India (W.P.(C) 14627/2025, 11.11.2025); Article 226; disposed.

What did the court decide?

Respondent No. 3 (NBEMS) directed to treat the Court's order as the petitioners' NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 scorecard; the requirement to furnish those scorecards for FMGE 2026 and future FMGE examinations stands discharged. Petition disposed of along with pending applications, if any. ¶30

Rashid Khan & Ors. Vs National Testing Agency & Ors. — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether foreign medical degree holders who are unable to retrieve their NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 scorecards may be permitted to register for and appear in FMGE 2026 and subsequent sessions on the basis of their NEET-UG particulars as verified/certified by NTA from its official database, in lieu of the physical scorecards insisted upon by the NBEMS Information Bulletin.

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Court's answer

Respondent No. 3 (NBEMS) is directed to treat this Order itself as a Scorecard for the NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 examinations in respect of the petitioners.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioners' requirement to furnish the NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 scorecards for FMGE 2026 and for future FMGE examinations stands discharged.

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Writ petition under Article 226 by foreign medical degree holders (Rashid Khan & Ors.) who wished to appear in FMGE conducted by NBEMS but could not retrieve their NEET-UG 2019/2020 scorecards from the NTA portal, while the NBEMS Information Bulletin mandated submission of the NEET-UG scorecard. NTA had furnished the petitioners' particulars from its official database, also placed on record through its counter affidavit. Held: NBEMS (Respondent No. 3) was directed to treat the Court's order itself as the NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 scorecard for the petitioners, and the requirement to furnish those scorecards for FMGE 2026 and future FMGE examinations stood discharged. Petition disposed of along with pending applications (Jasmeet Singh, J; 15.04.2026). Parity was sought with Amrita & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 14627/2025 (decided 11.11.2025), which was referred to in the prayers but not specifically engaged with in the operative direction.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 2864/2026 & CM APPL. 13973/2026 RASHID KHAN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shahbaz Ahmad Naik, Adv.

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versus

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NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS.

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.....Respondent

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Through: Mr. T.Singhdev and Mr.Vedant Sood, Advs. for NMC. Mr Sanjay Khanna, Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Vilakshana Dayma, Mr. Anshu Kumari and Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advs.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R

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15.04.2026

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This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

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“a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, including a writ of mandamus, directing Respondent No.1/National Testing Agency (NTA) to retrieve, trace, verify, authenticate and certify the Petitioners’ respective NEET-UG 2019 and NEET-UG 2020 qualification records from its official database, including marks, percentile, rank, Application ID and Roll Number details;

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b) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing Respondent No.3/National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to accept the NEET-UG

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/04/2026 at 14:03:28

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particulars so verified and certified by Respondent No.1 as valid and conclusive proof of eligibility for the purposes of registration and appearance in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE);

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c) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction permitting the Petitioners to register for and appear in the forthcoming FMGE June 2026 session and subsequent sessions, subject to completion of their respective MBBS programmes, without insisting upon production of the physical/original NEET-UG scorecards which are no longer retrievable from the NTA portal;

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d) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that qualification in NEET-UG, in terms of the Notification dated 01.03.2018 and Public Notice dated 08.03.2018 issued by the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI), constitutes sufficient compliance with the eligibility requirement for pursuing MBBS abroad and for appearing in FMGE, and that non-production of a physical scorecard due to administrative or systemic lapses cannot be treated as a ground for denial of registration;

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e) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to treat the verification/confirmation issued by Respondent No.1 from its official database, or the order sheet/directions passed by this Hon’ble Court in the present proceedings, as sufficient and valid proof of NEET qualification for the purposes of FMGE 2026 and all

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/04/2026 at 14:03:28

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subsequent FMGE examinations;

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f) Grant the Petitioners the same relief and benefit as granted by this Hon’ble Court in its judgment dated 11.11.2025 passed in W.P.(C) No. 14627/2025, Amrita & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., by directing the Respondents to treat NEET-UG particulars verified from the NTA’s official database as conclusive proof of eligibility for FMGE purposes;...”

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The brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are medical degree holders from foreign Universities and want to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (“FMGE”), conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (“NBEMS”). However, the Information Bulletin issued by NBEMS for FMGE, requires mandatory submission of NEET UG Scorecard and the petitioners are unable to find or retrieve their NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 Scorecards.

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The learned counsel for the petitioners states that the respondent No. 1, namely National Testing Agency (“NTA”) has furnished particulars of the petitioners as available in their database, and the same can be perused by this Court to issue directions to treat this order as NEET UG Scorecards.

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The respondent No. 1, has filed a counter affidavit mentioning relevant details and particulars of the petitioners, which reads as under:-

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/04/2026 at 14:03:28

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Accordingly, the respondent No. 3 is directed to treat this Order as a Scorecard for NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 examination in respect of the petitioners and consequently, the requirement on part of the petitioners to furnish Scorecard of NEET-UG 2019 and 2020 for FMGE 2026 and also for future FMGE Examinations stands discharged.

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The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms, along with pending applications, if any.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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APRIL 15, 2026/NG

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/04/2026 at 14:03:28

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