NEET UG 2026 Paper Leak Case: SC to Hear Massive Pleas Seeking NTA Overhaul Shortly
NEET 2026 Paper Leak Supreme Court hearing will be held today, urging NTA overhaul and exam reforms. Students and medical associations like FAIMA and UDF have demanded a total NTA overhaul and strict exam reforms to avoid paper leaks in future. Read about the monitored changes, CBI's role, and how the results of this hearing will affect over 22 lakh medical aspirants across India.
Supreme Court of India will hear several petitions today regarding NEET 2026 paper leak case. The pleas have been jointly filed by Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) and United Doctors Front (UDF) accusing NTA of failing to protect the integrity of NEET examination. Lakhs of medical students across the country are keeping an eye on the case today, expecting justice for medical profession. The petitions demand immediate action, including National Testing Agency overhaul and strict NEET exam reforms 2026.
The trouble started after NEET 2026 paper leak ruined the integrity of this medical entrance test. This started nationwide anger and protests from students, parents, and teachers. Now, the Apex court will address the flaws in how National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination is run.
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FAIMA & UDF Demands for NTA Overhaul and Clean up
Commonly asked questions
There will be no sectional qualifying criterion for NEET 2025. NTA releases overall qualifying marks or cutoff marks for each category. The overall marks will be considered while preparing the rank list for NEET. But to ensure a good score, candidates must ensure a high number of attempts with full accuracy. A skewed performance might hamper the overall marks obtained in NEET.
No, marks are not deducted for unanswered questions in NEET. However, the NTA applies negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer in the NEET UG examination.
The NEET exam is conducted offline in pen and paper mode. The NEET exam pattern is as such-
- There are 180 MCQs.
- 45 are from Physics, 45 from Chemistry and 90 from Biology (Botany and Zoology).
- Each question is of 4 marks.
- The total marks are 720.
- The exam duration is 3 hours.
The main expectations of FAIMA and UDF from Supreme Court NEET hearing today is the future of NTA. Many previous petitions along with the latest one state that the agency has failed to conduct fair exams. Some medical associations are even asking the court to dissolve the current NTA administration entirely.
Instead, they want a new, highly secure system to be incharge to conduct NEET exam. The petitioners are further seeking for court-monitored changes. They want to ensure that future tests are safe from leaks and cheating.
What's Next for Medical Aspirants?
Along with NTA overhaul petition, SC will also review the ongoing NTA paper leak case. Judges will look at reports from central agencies, including CBI to see the depth of paper leak. For now, NEET 2026 re exam will be conducted on June 21, 2026 for all students who appeared in May 3 exam. The agency will soon release the revised city intimation slip. Reportedly, over 3.2 lakh students have applied for exam centre change by now.
Read more for latest news and updates on NEET 2026:
- NTA NEET 2026 Refund Last Date Extended; Register For NEET UG Fee Refund By June 22
- Re NEET 2026 City Intimation Slip Live
- NEET UG 2026 Re Exam City Intimation Slip Releases Soon
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