"Can't Let This Go On Like This": Supreme Court To Centre On NEET Paper Leak Row
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to address systemic failures in the NEET-UG examination process and provide a roadmap for transitioning to computer-based testing. This judicial intervention occurs alongside ongoing protests in Delhi regarding alleged paper leaks and police conduct.
Why it matters
Judicial oversight of national examination integrity is critical for maintaining public trust in India's competitive education system.
The Supreme Court today told the Centre to put an end to the "series of errors" surrounding the NEET-UG examination and sought details on its plans to shift to computer-based testing.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, while hearing the NEET paper leaks issue, told the Centre that they would be monitoring the issue "very closely" and would follow it up regularly."Please tell us what you are doing to shift completely to an online mode. Please tell us how you will protect data when we shift to computer-based testing...We will see to it that everything is institutionalised," it said.To this, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta - who is representing the Centre - said that the government is going 10 extra miles to address the issues for children.
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