NEET 2026 row: Parliamentary panel to review NMC's role, regulatory functioning
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare will next week examine the conduct of the NEET UG 2026 and the functioning of regulatory institutions under the Union Health Ministry, amid continuing concerns over the examination following this year's paper leak controversy.
Chaired by Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav, the committee is scheduled to meet on July 16 to discuss the organisational structure, mandate and functional proficiency of regulatory institutions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, including the conduct of NEET under the provisions of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019. The issue of affordability and accessibility of healthcare in the public and private sectors will also be taken up during its meeting on July 15.
According to a recent report by PTI, a parliamentary panel will next week discuss the functional proficiency of regulatory institutions under the Ministry of Health over the conduct of the NEET medical entrance examination.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare headed by Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav will in its meeting on July 16 discuss the issue in detail.
The NEET exam row has already been discussed by two other parliamentary panels, which had summoned top officials of the Health, and Higher Education ministries, besides officials of National Testing Agency (NTA), National Medical Commission (NMC) and the CBI which is probing the NEET paper leak case.
The Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare will discuss the issue of affordability and accessibility of healthcare facilities in public and private sectors during its July 15 meeting.
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The panel will also discuss the issue of “organizational structure, mandate and functional proficiency of regulatory institutions” pertaining to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the “Conduct of NEET examinations under NMC Act, 2019” during its meeting on July 16.
The Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports and the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurances have already held discussions on the issue.
The committee on health is the third panel which is looking into the contentious issue.
The parliamentary panels have already summoned Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi and NTA Director General Abhishek Singh, besides NMC chairperson and discussed with them ways and means of strengthening the NTA to help check any paper leaks in the prestigious medical entrance examination.
The NEET-UG exam, originally conducted on May 3, was cancelled by the government following allegations of paper leak and was re-conducted on June 21.
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Earlier, A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education had suggested that the NEET UG be conducted in multiple phases instead of on a single day to reduce the logistical challenges associated with conducting the country's largest medical entrance examination.
The suggestion was made during a meeting where officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Ministry of Education briefed Members of Parliament on the conduct of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination and proposed reforms, including a future transition to a computer-based test (CBT).
During the discussions, committee members also appreciated the conduct of the June 21 re-examination, describing it as "secure and well-managed" under the enhanced security measures implemented by the NTA.
