NTA reforms | Administrations should withhold permissions for rallies, processions on exam days: panel
A parliamentary panel has recommended that district administrations withhold permission for public rallies on major exam days to prevent student delays. This follows recent controversies regarding the National Testing Agency and exam-related administrative lapses.
Why it matters
The recommendation aims to protect the integrity of competitive exams and ensure that external disturbances do not unfairly impact students' futures.
The district administrations should withhold permission for any rally, procession or public gathering on days of crucial competitive examinations to ensure smooth traffic and law-and-order arrangements are in place well in advance and no candidate is affected by external disturbances, a Parliamentary panel has recommended.
The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik, while presenting a report on "Reforms and Strengthening of the National Testing Agency (NTA)" to the Rajya Sabha chairman on Friday (October 9, 2026).
The report follows a controversy surrounding the NEET paper leak and alleged administrative lapses in the NTA, which led to nationwide student protests and ultimately the resignation of then-education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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