Rathod Nidhi Kiran v. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Ors.

Delhi HC4 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/625/2026

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Delhi High Court writ petition (W.P.(C) 625/2026, decided 04.02.2026, Jasmeet Singh, J): foreign medical graduate lost NEET UG 2019 scorecard; NTA affidavit of candidate particulars; NBEMS directed to treat court order as NEET UG 2019 scorecard; furnishing requirement for FMGE 2025 and future FMGE exams dispensed with; Article 226 mandamus; references to Sections 13(4A), 21, 22, 23, 25 of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 for registration after FMG Exam.

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Direction to NBEMS (R-1) to treat the Order as the petitioner's NEET UG 2019 Scorecard, and dispensation of the requirement to furnish the NEET UG 2019 Scorecard for FMGE 2025 and future FMGE examinations. ¶¶23

Rathod Nidhi Kiran Vs National Board of Examination… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 625/2026 RATHOD NIDHI KIRAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr Gautam Singh, Adv. versus

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NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr Waize Ali Noor Adv, Mr. Mrinal Kumar Sharma Adv, Mr Shashi Suman Adv, Mr. Zillur Rahman Adv for R1 Mr. Sanjay Khanna, Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Ms. Vilakshana Dayma, Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advs. for NTA

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

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04.02.2026

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

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“1. Issue the writ of mandamus directing the R-2 to provide the “NEET UG 2019 score Card” of the Petitioner.

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2. Issue the writ of mandamus directing the R-1 for accepting the “Score Card” provided by the R- 2 in due Course.

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3. Issue the writ of mandamus directing R-3 for accepting the “Score Card” for the purpose of provisional or permanent registration, after qualifying the FMG Exam, in Indian Medical Register as per Section 13(4A), Section 21, Section22, Section23 and Section 25 of Indian Medical Council Act,1956...”

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The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is a medical degree holder from a foreign University and she has to appear for Foreign

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 16/02/2026 at 13:14:43

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Medical Graduate Examination (“FMGE”) , conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (“NBEMS”) . However, the Information Bulletin issued by NBEMS for FMGE December-2025 Session, requires that Indian citizens/ overseas citizen of India intending to obtain primary medical qualification from any medical institution outside India on/after May 2018 shall have to mandatorily qualify NEET for admission to MBBS course and result of NEET for admission to MBBS course shall be deemed to be treated as eligibility certificate for such candidates.

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The petitioner has inadvertently lost her NEET UG 2019 Scorecard.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent No. 2, namely National Testing Agency (“NTA”) has furnished particulars of the petitioner as available in their database, and the same can be perused by this court to issue direction to treat this order as a NEET UG 2019 Scorecard.

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The respondent No. 2, has filed an Affidavit mentioning relevant details and particulars of the petitioner, which reads as under:-

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CANDIDATE’S NAME	RATHOD NIDHI KIRAN
FATHER’S NAME	KIRAN
DATE OF BIRTH	21.04.2000
YEAR OF EXAM	2019
ROLL NUMBER	190100332
APPLICATION NUMBER	190410384727
CATEGORY	SC
TOTAL MARKS	144

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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 16/02/2026 at 13:14:43

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TOTAL PERCENTILE	53.2497138
NEET RANK	656129
QUALIFIED OR NOT	QUALIFIED
QUALIFIED

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Accordingly, National Board of Examination in Medical Science (respondent No.1) is directed to treat this Order as a Scorecard for NEET UG 2019 examination in respect of the petitioner and consequently, the requirement on part of the petitioner to furnish Scorecard of NEET UG 2019 for FMGE 2025 and also for future FMGE Examinations is dispensed with.

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The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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FEBRUARY 4, 2026 / (MS)

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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 16/02/2026 at 13:14:43

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