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Informist, Monday, May 25, 2026

 

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the National Testing Agency, the government and the Central Bureau of Investigation on petitions seeking a slew of reforms in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for medical entrance after the cancellation of this year's examination over allegations of question paper leak. The apex court said it was sad that authorities have not learnt their lesson yet even after a committee was formed to reform the examination process. 

 

The apex court directed the National Testing Agency to file an affidavit indicating the position as regards to the monitoring committee constituted on Nov. 14 by the Ministry of Education to strengthen the agency, improve exam data security and prevent leaks in medical entrance exams. It also directed K. Radhakrishnan, the chairman of the committee to file an affidavit with the steps taken to ensure compliance of the reforms recommended by the committee. The apex court will hear the case next on Friday.

 

Earlier this month, the National Testing Agency had announced the cancellation of the medical entrance exam conducted on May 3 after allegations of question paper leak. The government had referred the matter of the paper leak to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The matter came to light when some students found on May 1 that a Telegram channel was allegedly sharing a guess paper. An investigation by the Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group found that the guess paper with 410 questions had about 120-140 questions matching the chemistry and biology sections of the actual question paper.

 

Thereafter, The United Doctors Front, Federation of All India Medical Association and others moved the apex court. The petitioners sought to change the National Testing Agency from a registered society to a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to ensure constitutional and parliamentary accountability. The 2026 paper leak was part of a "recurring, systemic, and catastrophic failure" of the National Testing Agency in conducting the entrance test, said the petitioners.

 

The petitioners said that unlike the Union Public Service Commission or the Staff Selection Committee, the National Testing Agency was not directly answerable to Parliament. It operated under the Ministry of Education, which shielded the agency from direct Comptroller and Auditor General audits and mandatory Parliamentary committee probes, said the petitioners.  End

 

Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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