Mumbai, May 20 -- Even as the National Testing Agency (NTA) faces intense scrutiny over the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following a paper leak, a Kerala-based RTI activist has accused the agency of withholding key documents linked to the 2024 NEET-UG controversy over the award and subsequent withdrawal of grace marks. Jeevan had filed the RTI application on June 13, 2024, seeking details of two committees formed during the 2024 NEET-UG controversy. The first committee had recommended awarding grace marks to 1,563 candidates who allegedly lost exam time after receiving incorrect question papers at six centres. Within days, another "High Powered Committee" reportedly advised withdrawing the grace marks and conducting a re-test. The controversy had erupted after some students secured perfect 720/720 scores, while others received impossible scores such as 719 and 718 under NEET's marking scheme. Jeevan sought meeting minutes, official communications, committee member details and reports related to the decisions. However, he alleged that the NTA took 168 days to respond and denied most information citing privacy and security concerns. "The purpose of the RTI was to understand how two committees could give completely opposite recommendations within such a short period," Jeevan said. "Millions of students depend on exams conducted by NTA. Such decisions directly affect public trust in the examination system." In a July 31, 2025 order, the CIC termed the NTA's replies "partially incorrect and incongruous" with the RTI Act and directed it to revisit several queries....