NEET-UG paper leak: Doctors’ body moves Supreme Court to make NTA a statutory body accountable to Parliament
The United Doctors Front has petitioned the Supreme Court to transform the National Testing Agency (NTA) into a statutory body accountable to Parliament. They argue that the recent NEET-UG paper leak highlights systemic failures and a lack of accountability in the NTA's operations. The petition calls for legislative changes to ensure financial transparency and direct oversight of the examination process.
- ▪The United Doctors Front seeks to make the NTA a statutory body accountable to Parliament.
- ▪The 2026 NEET-UG paper leak is described as a systemic failure of the NTA.
- ▪The petition argues that the NTA's current status creates an accountability vacuum and lacks direct parliamentary oversight.
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The United Doctors Front on Saturday (May 16, 2026) moved the Supreme Court of India seeking the transition of the National Testing Agency (NTA) from a registered society to a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament to ensure constitutional and parliamentary accountability.The doctors’ body said the 2026 paper leak was part of a “recurring, systemic, and catastrophic failure” of the NTA in conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG)”. NSUI protests outside NTA headquarters over NEET paper leak“The NTA’s current legal status as an autonomous society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, creates an accountability vacuum,” the petition filed through advocates Ritu Reniwal and Mahendra said.The doctors’ body said, unlike the Union Public Service Commission…
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