Doctors’ body barred from Parliamentary panel meeting on NEET after BJP objections
A Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting regarding the NEET-UG examination was disrupted after BJP MPs blocked the United Doctors Front from testifying. The committee is investigating allegations of paper leaks and the feasibility of computer-based testing.
Why it matters
The controversy surrounding the NEET exam impacts millions of students and highlights deep political divisions regarding educational reform and testing integrity in India.
United Doctors Front (UDF), which has been demanding the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA), was not allowed to depose before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education headed by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, after protests from BJP MPs on Monday (June 1, 2026). The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by senior Congress leader Mr. Singh, had convened a meeting on issues concerning the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test- Undergraduate (NEET-UG) examination and the functioning of the NTA. It also weighed in on the merits of “pen-and-paper testing” versus “computer-based tests”. The agency has come under scrutiny following allegations of paper leaks and irregularities in the NEET-UG examination.
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