The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth & Sports will convene on Monday to examine the use of traditional pen-and-paper examinations versus CBT, along with opinions on NEET-UG
2026 and the National Testing Agency. The meeting, set for 11 AM in the Committee Room of the Parliament House Avenue Extension, follows revelations that 120 out of 180 questions matched the guess paper. Digvijaya Singh to lead the Parliamentary panel meeting on NEET exam.
On Tuesday, the committee will meet again at 11 AM to evaluate the use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE examinations and the difficulties faced by students.
It will also consider the implementation of the three language formula in Classes 9 and 10.
These discussions are occurring amid continuing controversy over examination processes.
Earlier, on Friday, members of a parliamentary panel were learnt to have stressed the need to protect the integrity of the NEET-UG examination conducted by the National Testing Agency and to plug existing loopholes, after being briefed on the CBI investigation into the paper leak case, according to sources.
The CBI is also investigating this year’s NEET-UG paper leak, which resulted in the exam being cancelled and rescheduled to June 21.
As part of its inquiry into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, the CBI arrested 13 people, including a doctor from Latur and a faculty member from a Pune-based coaching institute.
Meanwhile, a crucial hearing on NEET UG exam cancellation will take place in the Supreme Court today. The petition has been filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh, social worker Anubhav Garg, IMA national spokesperson Dr. Dhruv Chauhan, and political leader Harisharan Devgan through advocate Satyam Singh Rajput and his team.
Concerns have been raised about the examination system to protect the future of medical students. The main demand of the petitioners in this legal challenge is to convert NEET UG from a ‘pen-and-paper’ format to a fully computer-based, online test. They argue that conducting offline exams in the digital era is akin to openly inviting paper leak mafias. The petition clearly states that if a NEET re-exam is held, it should also be conducted in CBT mode. The careers and aspirations of more than 22 lakh NEET candidates depend on the stance the court takes in today’s hearing. This issue concerns not just a single exam, but the credibility of the country’s medical education system.
