NEET 2026 Paper Leak Row: Parliamentary Panel to Evaluate NTA Reforms, Chief Official Summoned

A parliamentary panel summons NTA Chief Pradeep Kumar Joshi. Education Ministry officials to review NTA reforms and the NEET-UG probe as per the latest news on NTA NEET 2026. The committee will discuss NEET 2026 irregularities and Radhakrishnan panel report on May 21. 

NEET 2026 Latest News: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports has summoned National Testing Agency's Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi for NEET 2026 paper leak row. Reportedly, the committee panel will review implementation of NTA reforms and examine the investigation into alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak.

As per media reports, parliamentary panel is seeking suggestions of top Education Ministry bureaucrats on the reform of National Testing Agency. The panel will also review the K Radhakrishnan Committee report on NTA reforms. This decision follows the recent NEET UG paper leak 2026 allegations and CBI arrest of a biology expert from the NTA paper-setting panel. 

NEET UG 2026: What's the Case?

The controversy on NEET UG 2026 started when NTA cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam (Undergraduate) held on May 3. Right when students were waiting for NTA NEET 2026 results, the cancellation of examination turned out a surprise for 22.7 lakh students who applied for the examination. 

In the wake of growing crises, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the NEET-UG re-examination is scheduled for June 21 and the revised admit card will be issued by June 14, 2026. Further, the education minister also confirmed that from NEET 2027 onwards, the exam will be conducted in a computer-based format. 

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