NEET-UG Row: Doctors' Body Questions NTA Reforms, Seeks Answers

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has challenged the adequacy of examination reforms proposed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) before the Supreme Court, particularly in the wake of the NEET-UG paper leak crisis. FAIMA argued that several recommendations of the K. Radhakrishnan Committee, which submitted 101 recommendations in 2024, remain unimplemented or inadequately addressed. It questioned the need for a new task force when the earlier committee had already proposed reforms. FAIMA specifically flagged the NTA’s failure to adopt computer-based testing, which could reduce vulnerabilities associated with printing, transportation and storage of question papers, reports Live Law.

The association also raised concerns over translation protocols, officer-wise chain of custody, examination-centre selection, CCTV monitoring, candidate verification and handling of OMR sheets. It said the NTA’s affidavit does not adequately explain safeguards for misprinted or discarded question papers and their secure destruction. FAIMA further criticised gaps in the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026, arguing that paper setters, vetters and other authorised personnel with access to confidential material should face stricter liability for misuse. The association has sought stronger, clearly enforceable safeguards to restore confidence in NEET and other national examinations.