Parliamentary panel to meet today amid NEET-UG paper leak row
New Delhi, June 1
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth & Sports will meet on Monday to discuss the use of pen-and-paper testing versus CBT, and views pertaining to NEET-UG 2026 and the National Testing Agency.
The committee will hold the meeting in the Committee Room of the Parliament House Avenue Extension at 11 AM.
Additionally, the committee will meet on Tuesday at 11 AM to review the use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE exams and issues faced by students.
The committee will also deliberate on the application of the 3 language formula in Class 9 and 10.
This comes amid ongoing controversy around both examination processes.
Earlier, members of a parliamentary panel on Friday are learnt to have emphasised the need to ensure the sanctity of the NEET-UG exam conducted by the National Testing Agency and plugging loopholes as they were apprised of the probe being conducted by the CBI in the paper leak case, sources said.
The CBI is also probing this year's leak of the NEET-UG exam, which was cancelled and has been rescheduled for June 21.
As part of its probe into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, CBI has arrested 13 people.
Those arrested include a doctor from Latur and a faculty member from a Pune-based coaching institute.
Meanwhile ,the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced that it will issue fresh examination dates for candidates affected by technical glitches during Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG 2026).
— ANI
Reader Comments
So they're discussing the 3-language formula for Class 9-10 too? That's a separate issue but just as political. NEET leak shows the entire examination system is rotten. The government should stop making it a prestige game and actually fix NTA. Students are not pawns for their ego!
I'm a teacher and honestly, pen-and-paper isn't the problem. The problem is lack of accountability. 13 arrests so far – that's just the tip of the iceberg. Coaching mafia has deep pockets. Need CCTV monitoring and tamper-proof systems. Good that CBI is involved now.
As someone who went through the Indian education system before moving abroad, I'm not surprised. Paper leaks have been happening for decades. The real issue is that students from small towns and poor backgrounds suffer the most. They can't afford coaching or bribes. This is a matter of social justice.
Hope they also discuss OSM in CBSE exams – that's another disaster waiting to happen. My daughter's board exams had technical glitches last year. At least the committee is looking at multiple issues together. But actions speak louder than meetings, yaar! Let's see what comes out. 🇮🇳
Respectfully, why is a parliamentary committee even discussing 3-language formula when NEET and CUET are burning? Talk about misplaced priorities! Students who prepared for months had their exams cancelled. Compensation for their time? No. Just more meetings. 😡
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