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Rajasthan HC orders NEET UG counseling to resume for student over minor spelling error
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 25 Aug 2026, 04:36 PM
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The Rajasthan High Court directed that a NEET‑UG aspirant, whose counseling was halted due to a small misspelling of his father’s surname, be allowed to continue the admission process after verification of other documents.
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to a candidate who qualified the NEET‑UG examination after his counseling was stopped over a minor spelling discrepancy in his father’s surname. The court observed that a trivial clerical error should not impede a merit‑based admission.
According to the petition, the student had cleared the national entrance test and was slated for counseling when officials flagged the inconsistency in the surname spelling. The authorities refused to proceed, citing the mismatch as a violation of documentation norms.
The bench ordered that the candidate be reinstated into the counseling schedule and that his eligibility be confirmed using other valid identity proofs. It directed the counseling agency to complete the admission formalities without further delay.
Legal experts noted that the judgment underscores the principle that administrative procedures must be proportionate and not unduly penalise candidates for insignificant typographical errors, especially in competitive exams like NEET.
According to the petition, the student had cleared the national entrance test and was slated for counseling when officials flagged the inconsistency in the surname spelling. The authorities refused to proceed, citing the mismatch as a violation of documentation norms.
The bench ordered that the candidate be reinstated into the counseling schedule and that his eligibility be confirmed using other valid identity proofs. It directed the counseling agency to complete the admission formalities without further delay.
Legal experts noted that the judgment underscores the principle that administrative procedures must be proportionate and not unduly penalise candidates for insignificant typographical errors, especially in competitive exams like NEET.