India, July 29 -- The Delhi high court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to constitute a committee for redressing the grievances of candidates who lose time in competitive exams, due to technical issues.

The direction was issued by justice Vikas Mahajan on Monday while dealing with a plea filed by a NEET UG candidate seeking compensatory marks in the medical entrance exam, asserting that he was subjected to interruptions and harassment mid examination for re-verification of his identity credentials.

In his petition, the candidate claimed that the technical glitches in the biometric verification delayed his entry to the exam hall and was later asked to again step out for biometric verification mid-exam, submitting applicatio...