NEET UG Big Update! Parliament Panel to Review NEET Changes and Language Policy; Check Details
The parliament panel has assigned a four-member expert team from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to resolve NEET issues and language policy. The panel will also assist with CBSE problems like the re-evaluation process and the OSM system.Â
NEET 2026 Latest News: A 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on education, women, children, youth and sports has called National Testing Agency, the education ministry and the Union health ministry for a June 1 meeting to discuss pen-and-paper examinations versus computer-based testing (CBT). The top parliament panel will meet and discuss issues faced by students related to NEET 2026 being cancelled, the reNEET 2026 and the paper leak controversy. The meetings will focus on big NEET exam updates and recent CBSE marking errors.Â
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NEET Exam Latest News: Big Policy Changes Proposed for NEET Exam
On June 1, the panel will meet with health and education officials to discuss the future of the medical entrance test in India. The panel will talk about using pen-and-paper tests versus computer-based testing.Â
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 carries negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. Candidates should mark their answers carefully in the exam to avoid the penalty.
Reportedly, NTA wants to make major shifts in the NEET exam. NTA told the panel that they are planning to introduce an upper age limit in NEET exam. The agency is also planning to limit the number of attempts in NEET from the upcoming session onwards. Right now, there are no such restrictions. The panel will also talk about moving the test from pen and paper mode to CBT from next year. These decisions followed the NEET 2026 exam cancellation decision amid paper leak controversy. The NTA cancelled the May 3 test on May 12, and a re-test is now set for June 21.
In a similar series of events, the panel will also review CBSE's on-screen marking issues following reports of students getting lesser marks in board exams.Â
NEET 2026 News Today: Four-member Expert Panel Appointed
To fix NTA NEET and CBSE issues, a four-member expert team from IIT-Madras and IIT-Kanpur is now helping the board. They are working to fix the NEET issues, the digital checking portal and the re-evaluation process for CBSE.Â
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