Ahead of the re-NEET 2026 exam, Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan today (June 18) chaired a high-level review meeting of senior officials
and functionaries of the Ministry of Education, State Governments, National Testing Agency (NTA) and Higher Education Institutions to assess the preparedness of the NEET UG re-examination. Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Shri Sanjay Kumar; Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Shri Vineet Joshi and Director General, NTA, Shri Abhishek Singh, also attended the meeting. A total of 222 participants attended the meeting that was conducted in a hybrid mode. Senior officials from various states/Union Territories, nodal officers of centrally funded institutes, vice chancellors and directors of higher educational institutes across the country participated in the meeting. Addressing the Meeting, Pradhan emphasised on the importance of maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency and efficiency in the examination process and directed all concerned authorities to remain vigilant and fully prepared. He further urged the officials concerned to ensure that necessary measures were in place for free and fair conduct of the re-examination. Emphasising on the importance of coordination at all levels, the Minister informed that officers designated by the Ministry will reach all the states to coordinate the activities pertaining to the re-examination process and will report to the Command Centre headed by the DG, NTA. Pradhan has asked the designated nodal officers of the state governments to ensure that students are provided all necessary facilities to enable them to appear for the re-examination in a stress-free environment. Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Vineet Joshi remarked that the time between now and the date of the re-examination was crucial and stressed on the need for proactive coordination, timely dissemination of instructions and strict compliance with all prescribed protocols.
Director General, NTA, Abhishek Singh assured Pradhan that the National Testing Agency was working with all concerned stakeholders including the district level coordination committees headed by the DMs, state police departments and intelligence agencies to ensure that the re-examination was conducted smoothly.
