NEET cancellation exposed NTA gaps: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel in India has recommended a major overhaul of the National Testing Agency (NTA) following persistent exam leaks and security failures in the NEET-UG entrance exam. The committee suggests moving to computer-based testing and establishing independent security audits.
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The recommendations reflect a critical need to restore public trust in India's massive competitive examination system, which impacts millions of students annually.
NEW DELHI: Seeking a sweeping overhaul of NTA after the NEET-UG 2026 question paper was leaked despite biometric checks, jammers and AI-monitored CCTVs, a Parliamentary panel has recommended making the medical entrance exam computer-based, creation of secure question banks and investment of NTA's accumulated surplus in govt-run test centres.The parliamentary standing committee on education, chaired by Congress MP Mukul Wasnik, said the cancellation despite strengthened safeguards demonstrated the need for "greater procedural and institutional reforms".
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