NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court asks NTA about taken on inquiry committees’ recommendations
The Supreme Court of India has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide an update on the implementation of reforms recommended by the Radhakrishnan and Nilekani committees. The court emphasized the need to institutionalize security measures to prevent future NEET-UG paper leaks.
Why it matters
The integrity of the NEET-UG exam is critical for millions of students in India, and the court's intervention reflects the urgency of addressing systemic failures in the testing process.
Observing that there is a need to institutionalise the reforms in NEET exams, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to inform it about the steps taken to implement recommendations of the Radhakrishnan panel and the Nandan Nilekani committee.
A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file a fresh affidavit in the matter.
"The Radhakrishnan Committee has correctly said it is a systemic problem which needs institutionalisation, which is the most important part of it. This process on paper everything is good. But then one exam happens and by the time the second exam happens it is a new picture all together," the Bench said.
At the outset, Mr. Mehta told the court the process adopted with safeguards right from printing the NEET question paper till the students get it.
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