Parliamentary panel summons NTA chief over NEET 2026 paper leak, exam reforms
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak and subsequent cancellation of the examination, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has decided to review both the implementation of reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the status of the ongoing investigation into the leak allegations.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports has summoned NTA Chairperson, Higher Education Secretary and other senior officials for deliberations scheduled on May 21.
The NTA cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam (Undergraduate) held on May 3 amid allegations of irregularities. Nearly 23 lakh candidates had registered for the test, which was administered by the NTA across the country.
According to the NTA, information regarding alleged malpractice was received on the evening of May 7, four days after the exam was held.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-examination would be held on June 21. He said the medical entrance exam would be computer-based from next year.
Now, a parliamentary panel has decided to review the implementation of reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) as well as the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case and has summoned NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberations.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will seek the views of top Education Ministry bureaucrats on the alleged paper leak and reforms of NTA, which holds centralised admission tests to various undergraduate courses, on May 21, a Rajya Sabha notice said, quotes PTI
The agenda includes a review of the implementation of the K Radhakrishnan Committee report on NTA reforms and an update on the investigation into the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case.
The committee, headed by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, has summoned the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Vineet Joshi, and NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi for deliberations, adds PTI
